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Sánchez's party suspends fundraising to annul election tables favoring Fujimori

Sánchez's party suspends fundraising to annul election tables favoring Fujimori

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • The Juntos por el Perú party suspended its fundraising to annul election results favoring Keiko Fujimori.
  • The party failed to raise enough funds to cover the official fees for requesting the annulment of 1,700 voting tables.
  • The party will recognize the election results, stating their activity is democratic.

The Juntos por el Perú (JP) political party, led by Roberto Sánchez, has suspended its fundraising campaign aimed at annulling Peruvian presidential election results that favor Keiko Fujimori. The decision was announced by the party's treasurer, Luzmila Ayay, who stated they did not reach the necessary financial target to pay the official fees for requesting the annulment of approximately 1,700 voting tables.

Ayay explained that the party would stop accepting further donations and that a party spokesperson would soon officially announce the measure and the total amount raised. She emphasized that the party "will recognize the results, our activity is democratic." JP had previously appealed to supporters for financial contributions to cover the costs of challenging the election results, citing alleged irregularities and vote manipulation in favor of Fujimori's party, Fuerza Popular.

The National Elections Jury (JNE) had previously rejected JP's request to invalidate 1,751 polling stations due to incomplete payment of fees, which amounted to 1,375 soles (approximately $404) per station. As of Monday, official results show Fujimori with 50.007% of the vote and Sánchez with 49.923%, with thousands of contested ballots still under review.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.