National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) Chief Piero Corvetto on Sunday affirmed that the presidential runoff election will be fair and transparent, calling on all voters and polling station members to fulfill their civic duty.
"The results will accurately reflect the popular will expressed through the vote," he stressed.
Corvetto asked citizens to double check their polling places, wear two face masks, bring their own pen, go to polling places complying with the staggered voting schedule suggested by the ONPE, as well as observe the safety and health protocols against COVID-19.
"Nobody should stay home. Let us go to the polls en masse," the electoral authority pointed out.
In total, 24,290,921 citizens are entitled to vote at 11,673 polling stations set up in Peruvian territory, whereas 997,033 will be able to do so at 224 polling stations abroad.
Official results
The ONPE's head asked citizens to be calm and wait for the official results, which are to be released at the end of the voting process.
The results will be announced gradually, starting 11:30 p.m., as ballot records are transferred to the counting centers.
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ONPE has set up 94 decentralized electoral process offices and 104 counting centers, where the ballot records will be processed.
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Published: 6/6/2021