Peru regional vote: excluded candidate's 68k votes excluded, may hand Mendoza first-round win

A regional candidate in Peru's Cusco election was excluded two days before voting but still received 68,000 votes. The exclusion means his votes are not counted and other candidates' percentages are recalculated, potentially giving Verónika Mendoza a first-round victory. The claim that this is 'out of the law' is disputed; the legal basis is the exclusion mandate.