Central News Agency (CNA Lima, July 2nd, Combined Reports) Roberto Sanchez, the defeated leftist candidate in Peru's presidential election, announced today that he will appeal to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to challenge the victory of his right-wing opponent, Keiko Fujimori. According to Agence France-Presse, Sanchez (Roberto Sanchez) accused fraud in the voting of Peruvians living abroad. According to a statement released by his party, "Together for Peru," he filed the appeal two days after the election concluded. Peruvian election authorities stated this week that in the June 7th runoff election, Keiko Fujimori was elected with 50.13% of the vote, while Sanchez received 49.86%. Sanchez had previously requested that overseas ballots be invalidated, but this was rejected by the National Jury of Elections on the grounds that the allegations lacked basis. The statement indicated that the leftist candidate questioned the overseas votes because "the rules of the electoral process changed, making it impossible to digitize the overseas vote counts from Peruvian consulates during the runoff." The National Jury of Elections is expected to officially announce the election of the 51-year-old Keiko Fujimori as president this week. She will be inaugurated on July 28th, succeeding current President Jose Maria Balcazar. Her victory marks the return of the Fujimori family to the Peruvian presidency after more than 20 years. Her father, the late Alberto Fujimori, fled to Japan and resigned due to accusations of human rights violations and corruption. Fujimori's victory is part of a recent wave of right-wing leaders winning elections in Latin America, some of whom have received endorsements from U.S. President Trump. (Compiled by Li Peishan) 1150702 Stand with facts, your every sponsorship is a force to protect press freedom. Download the CNA "First-Hand News" APP to grasp the latest news in real-time. The text, images, and videos on this website may not be reprodu