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Sánchez narrowly ahead in Peru runoff quick count; both candidates urge caution
Peru's presidential runoff resulted in a technical tie according to a quick count by Ipsos and Transparencia, showing leftist Roberto Sánchez with 50.3% and conservative Keiko Fujimori with 49.7%. The close vote prolongs uncertainty in a country with nine presidents in a decade.
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