Key facts
- Roberto Sánchez, Peru's leftist presidential candidate, announced his party's plan to request the invalidation of all overseas votes.
- Keiko Fujimori, the conservative rival, is nearing victory in the election.
- The request to void overseas votes comes during the final stages of the vote count.
Peru's leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sánchez has stated that his party intends to ask authorities to invalidate all overseas votes cast in the election. This announcement comes as his conservative opponent, Keiko Fujimori, is reportedly edging closer to victory in the ongoing vote count.
The final stages of the election's vote tally are underway, with Fujimori showing a narrow lead.