#357

Candle In the Wind was No. 1 for 46 weeks

#358

a good recent anti colonial film. very upsetting content…
BBC iPlayer - Arena: African Apocalypse

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#359

Thanks for this, will watch x

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#360

:grimacing:

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#361

Peru update

After 78% of the votes have been counted:

KEIKO FUJIMORI: 51.943%
PEDRO CASTILLO: 48.057%

Source: ONPE

#362

:pensive::anguished::weary:

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#363

As noted previously, a Castillo win wouldn’t have been a cause for celebration given his stance on abortion, same-sex marriage and other social reform issues but Fujimori as president is undoubtedly the worst outcome.

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#364

the cursed ratio as well :frowning:

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#365

The gap between the two candidates continues to narrow, as the final votes coming in are mostly from rural areas.

After 86% of the votes have been counted:

KEIKO FUJIMORI: 50.769%
PEDRO CASTILLO: 49.231%

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#366

It’s getting very tight now.

After 90% of the votes have been counted:

KEIKO FUJIMORI: 50.353%
PEDRO CASTILLO: 49.647%

#367

The gap is now less than 26,000 votes

After 93% of the votes have been counted:

KEIKO FUJIMORI: 50.078%
PEDRO CASTILLO: 49.922%

#368

Not really sure where this ought to go, but top hypocrisy from Russian politicians here

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#369

The tables have turned

After 94% of the votes have been counted:

PEDRO CASTILLO: 50.076%
KEIKO FUJIMORI: 49.924%

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#370

Is it still mostly rural areas to be counted? Saw people saying the international voters could tip it the other way again but idk what % that constitutes either

#371

Very difficult to say what will happen.

The votes left to be counted are remote rural areas and a number of countries abroad.

In total just under a million Peruvians who are eligible to vote live abroad. That’s approximately 5% of the electorate. However, turnout abroad is much lower, between 35% and 40%, whereas in Peru itself turnout is 76%.

The countries abroad where votes have been counted have all gone to Fujimori, usually by 2/3 of the votes and only 1/3 for Castillo. In the UK the result was 69% vs 31%. Countries that haven’t declared yet and that could tip the balance include Spain and the US.

Latest, after 95% of the votes have been counted:

PEDRO CASTILLO: 50.167%
KEIKO FUJIMORI: 49.833%

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#372

This appears to be widely off the mark. It is more like 225,000. 26% of the votes abroad have been counted and turnout is 38%. That means there are 63,000 votes from abroad left. Castillo is currently just under 88,000 votes ahead. Even if all voters from abroad have voted for Fujimori they can’t overturn Castillo’s lead.

It looks like it’s reasonably safe to go to sleep in anticipation of a declaration that Castillo will have won come tomorrow morning.

#373

“Please OAS, find me a reason to justify a coup”

#374

The OAS didn’t find any major problems during Sunday’s election, according to a preliminary assessment:

Latest, after 96.4% of the votes have been counted:

PEDRO CASTILLO: 50.288%
KEIKO FUJIMORI: 49.712%

#375

useful thread

#376

As has been pointed out previously, he is wrong about overseas voters - they cannot overturn Castillo’s lead.