Snapshot · The Rest Is Politics
The Peruvian presidential election between Fujimori and Sánchez produced a margin of 50.004% vs 49.996% — one of the closest national presidential contests ever recorded.
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Alastair Campbell, by his own admission obsessively following the Peruvian election, walks through one of the closest national presidential elections in modern history. It is a classic left-right contest: left-wing Roberto Sánchez against Keiko Fujimori, daughter of the divisional former president. The first count produced 9,036,046 for Fujimori and 9,034,743 for Sánchez — 50.004% against 49.996% [1] — Alastair Campbell "Peru election margin: 0.008%: The Peruvian presidential election between Fujimori and Sánchez produced a margin of 50.004% vs 49.996% — one…" 41:10 . As overseas votes came in and benefited Fujimori, Sánchez demanded a total recount and the tallies entered the courts, with the outcome still unclear. Rory adds context: Fujimori had been expected to be knocked out in the first round by Lima's popular social-media-savvy mayor. She's a remarkable survivor, having stood for the presidency multiple times with her party dominating parliament. Campbell draws a Le Pen parallel — a candidate trying to escape a toxic father's shadow — while noting that in Fujimori's case the shadow didn't damage her enough to cost her the first round.
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