Former Peruvian army officer Ollanta Humala has won the country’s presidential runoff, with a narrow lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori. With 89 percent of Sunday’s vote counted, the former leftist officer was ahead with more than 51 percent support, compared to Fujimori’s 48.6 percent. The latest presidential campaign […]
Humala Claims Victory in Peru Presidential Runoff
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Former Peruvian army officer Ollanta Humala claimed victory late Sunday in a presidential runoff, with a narrow lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori. With just over 85 percent of the vote counted, official results put the former leftist officer ahead with more than 51 percent of the vote, while […]
Humala Claims Victory in Peru Presidential Runoff
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Former Peruvian army officer Ollanta Humala claimed victory late Sunday in a presidential runoff, with a narrow lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori. With just over 80 percent of the vote counted, official results put the former leftist officer ahead with more than 51 percent of the vote, while […]
Humala Claims Victory in Peru Runoff
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
Former Peruvian army officer Ollanta Humala claimed victory late Sunday in Peru’s tightly-contested presidential runoff election, ahead of a complete count of official results. Partial results gave Humala a razor-thin lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori. A count of selected ballots found Humala leading with 51.5 percent of the […]
Partial Results: Humala Ahead in Peruvian Elections
Posted June 5th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Partial results in Peru’s presidential run-off elections Sunday show former army officer Ollanta Humala emerging as the winner over the daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori. A count of selected ballots by Lima-based researcher Ipsos-Apoyo found Humala leading with 51.5 percent of the vote, over Fujimori’s 48.5 percent. Participating in elections is mandatory for […]
Peruvians Voting in Presidential Contest
Posted June 5th, 2011 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
Early exit polls in Peru’s presidential run-off elections Sunday show former army officer Ollanta Humala has a narrow lead over the daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori. Participating in elections is mandatory for Peru’s nearly 20 million eligible voters. In the first round of balloting in April, Humala won 32 percent of the vote, […]
Peruvians Voting in Presidential Contest
Posted June 5th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Peruvians are casting ballots Sunday in a presidential run-off pitting the daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori against leftist former army officer Ollanta Humala. Participating in elections is mandatory for Peru’s nearly 20 million eligible voters. In the first round of balloting in April, Humala won 32 percent of the vote, falling short of […]
Peru to Vote Sunday in Presidential Run-Off
Posted June 4th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
Peruvians will cast ballots Sunday in a presidential run-off pitting the daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori against leftist former army officer Ollanta Humala. In the first round of balloting in April, Humala won 32 percent of the vote, falling short of the 50 percent margin needed for an outright win. Keiko Fujimori, a […]
