Pedro Castillo wins Peru presidential elections 

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With 100% of the ballots tallied, leftist Pedro Castillo has won the presidential elections in Peru, Report informs, citing El Comercio.

The son of peasant farmers, Castillo had 50.125% of the votes while Fujimori, the eldest daughter of imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori, had 49.875%.

Castillo ended the count 44,058 votes ahead of Keiko Fujimori.

Election observers said it could take days or even weeks for the authorities to deliberate the legal challenges and to declare a winner.

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