65% of Peruvians believe that there are “signs” of electoral fraud -survey

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – 65% of Peruvians consider that there are “indications” of fraud in the elections of June 6, while 47% affirm that the winner should be announced now, according to a poll by Datum consulting firm.

The survey was applied to a sample of 1,200 people. At the same time, the National Jury of Elections (JNE) has not yet proclaimed the winner because it is still resolving the appeals to annul the electoral records presented mainly by the party of candidate Keiko Fujimori. As a result, she has lost in the official count.

With 100% of the votes counted, Castillo won the second round with 50.12% of the vote, against Fujimori, who obtained 49.87%. Still, the daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) has pointed out that her rival’s party has incurred in a “systematic fraud” and has requested the annulment of thousands of votes.

There is no reliable proof of the existence of this “fraud”, and international observers, electoral bodies, and data analysts all agree that there were no relevant irregularities and, in no case, anything beyond what is usual in any other electoral process.

According to Datum’s survey, this perception of indications of fraud rises to 85% among Fujimori voters. It represents 50% among Castillo voters, while it rises to 56% among those who voted blank or invalid. Forty-seven percent responded that a winner should be announced and learn for the next elections.

The survey also consulted on the main campaign proposals and found that 63% support that some changes be made to the Constitution, while 20% affirm that it should be a complete change, and 14% do not want any modification.

On the priorities to be adopted by the next government, the majority said it should be to improve public health (44%), followed by boosting the economy (41%), improving the level of education (37%), and fighting the pandemic and vaccinating (34%).

The Datum survey took place between June 16 and 17 with a sample of 1,200 people nationwide, a confidence level of 95%, and a margin of error of 2.8%.