Peru faces uncertainty two weeks after first round of presidential election
Peru is experiencing uncertainty following the first round of its presidential election held on April 12. Left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez is currently leading far-right candidate Rafael Lopez Aliaga by a narrow margin, with final results still pending. The winner will face Keiko Fujimori in the runoff election scheduled for June 7.
- ▪Roberto Sanchez is ahead of Rafael Lopez Aliaga by approximately 23,000 votes.
- ▪Keiko Fujimori led the first round with 17% of the vote and is contesting her fourth consecutive presidential election.
- ▪The slow counting of ballots and review of thousands of ballots by the National Jury of Elections has contributed to the uncertainty.
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Roberto Sanchez (right), left-wing candidate in the Peruvian presidential election, with his lawyer, Lima, April 25, 2026. CONNIE FRANCE/AFP Will left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez maintain his lead over far-right candidate Rafael Lopez Aliaga, qualifying him for the second round of Peru's presidential election on June 7? Fifteen days after the first round, which was held on April 12, the suspense remains. The final results are still pending and the outcome will be decided by just a few thousand votes. The winner will face Keiko Fujimori (radical right), who led the first round with 17% of the vote. At 50, she will be contesting the runoff in a presidential election for the fourth consecutive time.
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