Peru electoral authority on cusp of confirming new president, scraps last Fujimori appeals

FILE PHOTO: Peru's presidential candidate Pedro Castillo addresses supporters from the headquarters of the "Free Peru" party in Lima, Peru, June 15, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda/File Photo

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's electoral authority said on Monday it will announce a winner of the country's June 6 presidential election this week after it tossed out the last appeals by right-wing contender Keiko Fujimori, leaving leftist Pedro Castillo on the doorstep of the presidency.

The run-off vote ended with political outsider Castillo ahead by a narrow margin of 44,000 votes, but the official result has been delayed for weeks by appeals from Fujimori aimed at annulling some ballots over alleged fraud, despite little evidence.