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Peru's president-elect to unveil cabinet on July 10

Xinhua, June 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

Peru's president-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced Thursday that he would name his cabinet on July 10, before assuming office on July 28.

Kuczynski said he was still working on the last details of his cabinet, adding he would name his prime minister in the coming days.

Kuczynski, a 77-year-old economist, asked the public to show some patience amid speculation as to who will enter his government.

He also hailed the signing of a peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

He expressed his hope that this would mark a new phase for Colombia, allowing it to move toward a promising future of development after over 50 years of armed conflict.

Kuczynski spoke shortly after he met with experts from the United Nations Development Prgramme (UNDP), with whom he discussed the best way to secure financing for his planned infrastructure projects.

Also on Thursday, Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes released the final vote count from the second round of the presidential election on June 5.

It confirmed that Kuczynski had won 50.12 percent of the vote, having gained 8,596,637 votes. This gave him a very narrow lead over his opponent, Keiko Fujimori, who garnered 49.88 percent of the vote, or 8,555,880 votes. Endit