Leftist military man Ollanta Humala has declared victory in Peru's tightly contests presidential runoff, with unofficial results pointing to him scoring a narrow win. The results announced by the Transparencia election watchdog group give Humala 51.5 percent against 48.5 percent for Keiko Fujimori. She is the daughter of Peru's disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori. Humala proclaimed victory more than seven hours after polls closed Sunday with official results incomplete but showing him winning. He has vowed to give poor Peruvians a greater share of the country's mineral wealth, and stressed in a short victory speech his intention of making Peru's impressive economic growth the great motor of social inclusion. Rife with mudslinging and dirty tricks, the election was marred by doubts about both candidates' commitment to democracy.
NewMediaJournal: Leftist Military Leader Humala Declares Victory in Peru Election
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