Roberto Sanchez is in a tight race for second place in the first round of Peru's presidential election

Roberto Sanchez is in a tight race for second place in the first round of Peru's presidential election

 Connie FRANCE

Radical left-wing Peruvian presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez told AFP Tuesday that he was confident of reaching the second round of voting after a late surprise surge from rural polling stations.

With more than 90 percent of ballots now counted, partial official results showed Sanchez in second place, behind right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori.

Originally published on doc.afp.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.

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