election
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With more than 98% of the votes counted in Sunday’s runoff election, she overtook her leftist opponent, Roberto Sánchez, with 50.002% support—a difference of just a few hundred votes out of nearly 20 million cast.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
As the heir of the movement founded by her father, her election has inspired both jubilation and fear among Peruvians who recall Alberto Fujimori’s rule from 1990 to 2000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Perez, 79, who has been in office since 2009, beat challenger and renewable energy magnate Enrique Riquelme in the election by picking up 65% of the votes.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
“I’m going to show everybody that I’m their mayor,” Pratt said on election night.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Still smiling for the cameras, Khrushchev told Kennedy he had helped swing the American election.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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