Peru's Sánchez calls a protest against the result that makes Fujimori the virtual winner

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Peruvian left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez called for protests against the presidential runoff results favoring right-wing Keiko Fujimori, with opposition challenges still pending before electoral justice officials.

Left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez called a protest in Lima for Friday against the result of Peru's presidential runoff, which makes right-wing Keiko Fujimori the virtual winner, as the electoral justice was due to decide on the challenges filed by his party. With 99.51% of the tally sheets counted, Fujimori leads Sánchez by some 44,101 votes, though no winner has yet been proclaimed.