Lima (AFP) – Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez will face off in Peru's presidential runoff on June 7, according to the final vote count released Sunday.
Issued on: 17/05/2026 - 18:32
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Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori (L) and leftist Roberto Sanchez will vie for Peru's presidency on June 7, 2026 © ERNESTO BENAVIDES, Connie FRANCE / AFP/File
The daughter of late former president Alberto Fujimori won the first round on April 12 with 17.1 percent of the vote, followed by Sanchez with 12 percent, the National Jury of Elections (JNE) announced.Ultraconservative Rafael Lopez Aliaga finished in third place with 11.9 percent, losing to Sanchez by some 21,200 votes.The first round was marked by delays in the delivery of electoral materials in the capital Lima, with authorities having to reopen some polling stations for a second day.Still, while the European Union's election observation mission noted problems in how the vote was conducted, it gave its seal of approval.Lopez Aliaga meanwhile refused to recognize the results."We will immediately challenge this grave crime of treason against the homeland," the former Lima mayor said on X. "We will not accept results born of fraud and corruption."
