Jorge Luis Salas, chairman of the National Electoral Arbitration Council (JNE), has vowed not to commit fraud in Peru’s second presidential round, which will face Costillo and Keiko Fujimori in Point Pedro on Sunday because it is a “perverse conspiracy” to respond.
In an interview with RPP Notice, Salas explained, “A fraud cannot be committed. There must be a terrible archeology to do so, a perverse plan in the imagination.”
In the same vein, the head of the highest election committee noted that “the chairman of the National Electoral Arbitration Council is going to define the election. We must break the myth that he is the best voter and in his hands (as a result).” ) “.
Salas added, “Only the Peruvian people will define the validity of the vote, and then the appropriate number will be provided to the technical expertise of the ONPE (Office of National Electoral Processes), which is audited by international monitoring”.
Rumors of fraud circulating on some social networks have increased in recent hours as a result of voter-oriented polls, which will no longer be published in the territory of Peru, giving both candidates a narrow margin of more than a tie or a percentage point.
In line with the interim government’s calls for peace, the Peruvian electoral system, made up of the JNE, ONPE and the National Identity and Civil Status (RENIEC), called on citizens to vote at the scheduled time. Follows recommendations and safety protocols.
“As the April 11 elections were recognized by the International Electoral Monitoring Mission, we adopted the necessary measures of order, survival and transparency necessary for a secure and credible electoral process,” the organizations said in a statement.
In addition, they urged voters to vote with confidence and “expect election results with hatred for the election and respect for the will of the people.”
As announced, both Fujimori of the right-wing Fursa Popular Party and Castillo of the left-wing Peruvian Libre will wait for election results in Lima.
More than 25 million voters will vote Sunday in Peru’s president, who will replace interim leader Francisco Chagasti, who took office in November last year, in 2021-2026.
