Humala leads Peru presidential voting

A FIERY nationalist who has rattled the elite seemed assured of a spot in Peru’s presidential run-off, but the race for second remained too close to call yesterday.

With about 83% of the vote counted from Sunday’s election, Ollanta Humala led with 30.84% compared to 24.62% for centre-left ex-president Alan Garcia and 23.71% for pro-business former congresswoman Lourdes Flores.

Elections officials said it could be days before there is a definitive outcome. Since no single candidate won a majority, the top two finishers will meet in late May or early June in a run-off.