Peru elections loser cries fraud

LIMA: Leftist Pedro Castillo has cast himself as the winner of Peru's presidential vote, even though election authorities on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) have yet to declare a winner in his race against right-wing populist rival Keiko Fujimori, who claims half a million votes are still in play.

With 99 percent of votes cast in Sunday's presidential poll counted, rural school teacher and union leader Castillo retained a tiny lead of 50.2 percent over Fujimori's 49.7 percent.