Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, of the Popular Force party, waves to supporters in San Juan de Lurigancho district in Lima, Peru, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
Presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez of Together for Peru party, arrives to meet with supporters in the Huaycan community in Lima, Peru, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
National Elections Board President Roberto Burneo, speaks at his headquarters in Lima, Peru, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian voters will choose their next president between a political dynasty heiress and a former trade minister who has promised to reform Peru’s mining sector, after advancing on Friday to Peru’s June presidential runoff election.
Keiko Fujimori, the conservative daughter of a disgraced former president, and Roberto Sánchez, a nationalist congressman, will face off to become Peru’s ninth president in just 10 years. Both beat 33 other candidates with promises to put an end to surging crime, the top priority for Peruvians whose country’s mining-driven economy has proved resilient to political instability.
