LIMA – Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets on Tuesday to protest the uncertainty of the presidential election a month ago, with the confirmation of the leftist Pedro Castillo delaying the election protest of his conservative opponent. Keiko Fujimori.

Castillo’s supporters, carrying colorful Andean flags with photos of the former Socialist professor, marched on Congress, demanding that it maintain a lead of 44,000 votes.

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Keiko Fujimori’s supporters rallied to support allegations of voter fraud and attempts to invalidate some ballots, and election observers said the pressure on his party to keep the polls clean.

“Peru needs a president, and here we have elected Professor Pedro Castillo,” said Santos Savedra, head of the rural defense group known as Rondas Campesinas. – This popular will can be resisted.

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On June 6, Castillo (51), the son of a farmer, broke with Peru’s political-business system by promising to change the constitution of the copper – rich Andean country and increase taxes on mining.

Election officials examine ballots following challenges from Fujimori Fraud without strong evidence. The process must be completed before the result can be confirmed, with the inauguration of the new president on July 28th.

– The game is not over and there are still no winners. We are waiting for this result, ”Fujimori was surrounded by his followers in another part of the capital, Lima.

The interim government rejected Keiko’s demand for an international referendum.