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Roberto Sanchez Overtakes Keiko Fujimori in Peru Presidential Race

LIMA, June ⁠8 (Reuters) – ⁠Leftist ⁠Roberto Sanchez took ​the lead ‌in Peru’s presidential ‌race ⁠on ⁠Monday with 50.01% compared ​to Keiko Fujimori’s ​49.9% with 93.92% ⁠of ballots ⁠tallied ⁠according to the ​official count.

Fujimori had ​an ⁠early lead after ⁠voting concluded on Sunday but Sanchez ⁠kept closing the gap as the count went on, boosted by ⁠votes from Peru’s rural regions.

(Reporting by Alexander ​Villegas and Marco ​Aquino)

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