MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 21:58 UTC
The mission nonetheless noted delays of up to an hour in the opening of polling tables in Lima, mainly due to the absence of their members
The European Union (EU) election observation mission in Peru highlighted the order and transparency of Sunday's presidential runoff, though it criticized the slowness in proclaiming the results and warned of episodes of racism and discrimination during the campaign. The head of the mission, Italian MEP Annalisa Corrado, asked Peruvians to wait patiently, at a time when, with about 96% of the count completed, conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez remain in a technical tie.
“The organization of the elections was carried out adequately. The election day unfolded in a calm and orderly atmosphere, although with some isolated incidents, and the EU observers viewed the voting and counting processes positively,” Corrado said at a press conference. The mission nonetheless noted delays of up to an hour in the opening of polling tables in Lima, mainly due to the absence of their members, and considered that there is still room to improve their training. In this round, it stressed, electoral material was distributed on time and the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) redoubled its logistical efforts.
