In a very contested election, Fujimori trailed Pedro Pablo Kuczynski according to exit polls as ballots were counted late into the evening on 5 June 2016. The recount took up copious amounts of time after election day. Due to the narrow margin involved, the national (and international, to a lesser degree) press only began to consider PPK as the new "virtual president" on 9 June, four days after the original vote.
In a highly contested election, Fujimori trailed Pedro Pablo Kuczynski according to exit polls as ballots were counted late into the evening of June 5th, 2016. The recount process took an extended period after the election day. Due to the close margin, the national (and international) media only started to consider PPK as the new "virtual president" on June 9th, four days after the initial vote.