Peru's Election in Turmoil: Runoff Set for June

0:00It's April 21st, Canada news today starts now. AI-powered and ready, I'm Cory with the story. Peru's presidential election hit a major snag when the head of the National Election Agency stepped down Tuesday. Pierro Corvedo cited logistical headaches from the April 12th vote that kept ballots from reaching over a dozen centers in Lima, blocking more than 52,000 folks from voting on time. The election stretched into an extra day, and officials are still tallying results with no winner named over a week later. A runoff is locked in for June 7th, since no one cracked 50 percent. With 93.8 percent of votes counted, conservative Keiko Fujimori leads at 17.04 percent. Nationalist Roberto Sanchez sits second at 12.01 percent, but ultra-conservative Rafael Lopez-Aliaga is breathing down his neck at 11.91 percent. Lopez-Aliaga fired up claims of massive fraud, without proof, pushing for a do-over

1:00vote to let sideline voters in. Meanwhile, an EU observation team confirmed the glitches, but found zero evidence of rig counts, easing some fears. Peru's electoral tribunal now has until May 15th to rap counting and pick the runoff pair. This comes amid wild political churn. The winner will be the 9th president in just 10 years, swapping out interim leader Jose Maria Balkazar, who took over in February. All eyes stay on Peru as these tallys finalize, setting up what could be another tense chapter in their leadership saga.