Economics
Wall Street Vet Edges Closer to Winning Cliffhanger Peru Vote
- Fujimori trails by 0.30 percentage point as count nears end
- Both candidates are market friendly and plan to spend big
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, a former central banker and presidential candidate, waves at supporters from a balcony in Lima.
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Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, a former central banker and veteran of Wall Street, is getting closer to winning the tightest presidential race in Peru’s history as the count nears its conclusion.
Kuczynski has 50.15 percent of votes with 99.4 percent of ballots counted, compared with 49.85 percent for Keiko Fujimori, the country’s election office said Wednesday. The election office is expected to announce the official winner over the weekend.