• Elections in Peru Keiko Fujimori denounces "signs of fraud" in view of the imminent victory of Pedro Castillo

  • Elections Peru approaches the Bolivarian axis with the imminent victory of Pedro Castillo

The Ministry of Defense of Peru (Mindef) was forced to issue a statement on Wednesday "against the dissemination on social networks of calls for the intervention of the Armed Forces."

The forceful military response comes hours after the leftist candidate Pedro Castillo proclaimed victory before his followers, despite the fact that he still does not have official recognition of his victory.

"We urge all Peruvians to

respect the results

of the electoral process and to work together to strengthen democracy," said the Ministry of Education, after reiterating its commitment to the Constitution, to democracy and to "the principle of neutrality" of the armed institutions.

The endless electoral night, which has now lasted for three days, had a culminating moment when on Tuesday night the trade unionist Castillo appeared on the "balcony of the teachers" to proclaim victory when his country was still enjoying the triumph of his team in Quito. against Ecuador, the eternal rival. The flag bearer of Peru Libre

did not respect the protocols,

wait for the official proclamation, because he feels sure that he will be the next president despite the narrowness of the result.

In the last update of the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPA), with 98.41% of the tally sheets, Castillo (50.19%) surpasses Keiko (49.80%) by more than 68,000 ballots and

0 , 39%

of the votes.

In the scrutiny, all the records from abroad, which widely favored the dictator's daughter, are already included.

"We will be a government that respects democracy, the current Constitution and

we will create a government with financial and economic stability,"

said the teacher and trade unionist, who has forcibly moderated his speech in recent days.

According to the data provided by his representatives (auditors), the Peru Libre candidate already has enough votes to proclaim himself president, despite the fact that Keiko's side hopes to add votes from the contested minutes.

"Thank you for being vigilant of the popular will, thank you for that vigil. I call on the electoral authorities to be respectful for our country.

Let us not sully the will of the people,"

Castillo insisted with his usual style.

"You are the pride of social movements," replied former Bolivian president Evo Morales, one of the models for whom he already feels like the owner of Pizarro's chair for five years.

Meanwhile, in the old Congress, allies of Peru Libre are trying to approve a new constitutional path before July 16, the last day of sessions. The initiative is promoted by parliamentarians from the leftist Frente Amplio and the group that supports the military Antauro Humala, condemned for the failed military rebellion against Alejandro Toledo.

The idea is to

ease

Castillo's

path

by calling an express referendum by the end of the year.

The proclamation of a Constituent Assembly to draft a new Magna Charge is one of the fundamental points in the political script of the leftist candidacy, in the image and likeness of what was done by Chávez in Venezuela or Correa in Ecuador.

Throughout the second electoral round, the unionist was

forced by his new allies

and advisers to soften his proposals.

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