Peru's Sanchez visits jailed ex-president as votes are counted

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: June 8, 2026Country: Peru

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Peru's Sanchez visits jailed ex-president as votes are counted

Peruvian presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez visited jailed former President Pedro Castillo as officials counted ballots from the closely contested runoff election against conservative rival Keiko Fujimori.

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