Lack of ballot papers and defective computers disrupt election that Keiko Fujimori appears to be leading
Peruvians will have to wait at least until the end of Monday to know the result of the presidential election held on Sunday, after the voting process descended into chaos in some polling stations due to a lack of ballot papers or defective computers.
In an unprecedented move, Peru’s electoral agency ONPE announced on Sunday night that it would extend voting for an extra day to allow tens of thousands of Peruvians in the country and abroad, who had been unable to vote, to cast their ballots.
Authorities said that 52,000 people would be allowed to vote on Monday after 15 polling stations in southern Lima had cancelled voting due to technical issues.
Peru’s foreign ministry announced that several thousand voters living in the US cities of Paterson, New Jersey, and Orlando, Florida, would also be able to vote on Monday.
