Peru’s ballot count drags on amid frustration with presidential election

Posted by PolicyWire

The turbulent election has prompted fraud claims by candidates and frustration with the country's chaotic politics.

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tomspark wrote:

Peru's electoral system is a mess, but yeah this is what happens when you don't have solid institutions. Fraud claims are gonna fly either way until someone actually audits the ballots properly.

tomspark wrote:

Latin American electoral systems are a mess. Peru's had this problem for years — the infrastructure just isn't there to handle a smooth count, and that breeds the conspiracy theories. Hard to blame people for being frustrated when it takes weeks to get a result.

tomspark wrote:

Election administration is a mess in a lot of Latin American countries, but Peru's been especially rough the last few years. Hope they actually get a clean count this time instead of the usual accusations and delays.