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Presidential Runoff Audit Request Rejected By Government

PERU
  • Peru's government on Friday evening rejected a request by presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori to seek an international audit of its June 6 election, leaving her with few recourses to overturn the apparent lead over her rival candidate Pedro Castillo.
    • The Minister of Justice, Eduardo Vega, explained in a letter sent to Fujimori, that legally the government cannot intervene while the country's electoral jury reviews her claims of alleged irregularities. (NP)
  • Economy and Finance Minister Waldo Mendoza affirmed that Peruvian economy has already recovered what had been lost last year due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    • "At the end of 2021, we will have grown over 10% and once again become one of the countries which will lead economic growth in the region," the high-ranking official projected.

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