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Ollanta Humala expected to win Peru's presidential election.

Europe Intelligence Wire

| June 06, 2011 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From Guardian Unlimited)

Ollanta Humala appeared on course to narrowly win Peru's presidential election on Monday after moderating his firebrand left-wing image and promising to rule from the centre.

Unofficial results gave the former army officer 51.3% of the vote against 48.7% for Keiko Fujimori, the right-wing daughter of a disgraced former president, after a bruising campaign which polarised the country.

Humala's supporters celebrated on Sunday night hours after polls closed and Fujimori said she would concede - and not demand a recount - if official results confirmed the exit polls and unofficial tallies.

Bolivia's President Evo Morales did …

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