Fujimori, Castillo neck and neck as Peru presidential polls close

Exit poll shows Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Castillo locked in a ‘statistical draw’ as voting counting begins.

Vote counting has started in Peru’s presidential runoff with an exit poll showing conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori locked in a “statistical draw” with her left-wing rival Pedro Castillo. Fujimori, the daughter of a disgraced former president, had 50.3 percent of the vote according to the Ipsos exit poll on Sunday, while Castillo, a union leader and teacher, had 49.7 percent. That is within the margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points, according to the Ipsos poll.