Peruvian presidential elections Result 2016, First Second Round Summary Peru Presidential Election 2016, Peru Presidential Results Candidates Votes 2016, Popular Force, Peruvians for Change, Keiko Fujimori, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
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Peruvian presidential elections Result 2016, First Second Round Summary Peru Presidential Election 2016, Peru Presidential Results Candidates Votes Opinion Poll 2016, Popular Force, Peruvians for Change, Keiko Fujimori, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Who are the candidates?
here are two candidates in this round: Keiko Fujimori, 41, daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori - and Pedro Pablo Kuzcynski, 77, former finance minister to President Alejandro Toledo.
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION | TOTAL | VALID VOTES% |
Peruvians for Change | 8318245 | 50,149 |
Popular Force | 8268813 | 49,851 |
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
- Born in Lima in 1938
- His Jewish father, a doctor, fled Berlin after Adolf Hitler came to power; his Swiss mother taught literature
- Won a scholarship and studied politics, philosophy and economy at Oxford University
- Campaigned on a promise to create a "transparent government" to deliver clean drinking water and revive Peru's economy
Keiko Fujimori
- Born in Lima in 1975
- Her father, Alberto Fujimori, was president of Peru from 1990 to 2000 and is now in jail
- Served as First Lady from 1994 to 2000 ,was a member of Congress from 2006 to 2011 for Lima
- Campaigned on a promise of being tough on crime
Opinion Poll
In a quick count of 84.5% of sample ballots, pollster Ipsos-Apoyo said Kuczynski won 50.9% of votes, with Fujimori winning 49.1%,Reuters reported.
Presidential election First round (10 April 2016) Summary
Preliminary result (100.0% of ballots counted)
Peruvian presidential elections, 2016 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
Popular Force | Keiko Fujimori | 61,15,073 | 39.86 |
Peruvians for Change | Pedro Pablo Kuczynski | 32,28,661 | 21.05 |
Broad Front | Verónika Mendoza | 28,74,940 | 18.74 |
Popular Action | Alfredo Barnechea | 10,69,360 | 6.97 |
Popular Alliance | Alan García | 8,94,278 | 5.83 |
Direct Democracy | Gregorio Santos | 6,13,173 | 4 |
Hope Front | Fernando Olivera | 2,03,103 | 1.32 |
Possible Peru | Alejandro Toledo | 2,00,012 | 1.3 |
Developing Peru | Miguel Hilario | 75,870 | 0.49 |
Order Party | Antero Flores Aráoz | 65,673 | 0.43 |
Turnout | 1,87,34,130 |
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