US EditionDelays Mar Vote as Crisis-Hit Peru Picks Ninth President in Decade
The electoral commission blamed a subcontractor for missing materials as 27 million voters faced delays and a one-hour extension.
- On Sunday, hours-long delays marred Peru's presidential and legislative elections as missing electoral materials prevented some polling centers from opening on time, prompting the electoral commission to extend voting by one hour.
- From the Amazon to the Andes, around 27 million Peruvians voted to end political chaos that has seen eight presidents in the last decade, with 35 presidential candidates competing amid concerns over crime and corruption.
- No candidate polls above 15 percent, making a June runoff likely as conservative leaders dominate the race; frontrunner Keiko Fujimori, Ricardo Belmont, and Rafael Lopez Aliaga are described as "collecting votes from left to right, like Pac-Man."
- Furious voters waited hours in Lima under the sun, sparking cries of fraud; voter Elena Flores, 50, said, "We have to end this," citing the country's struggle with drug traffickers.
- Pledging to "restore order" in her first 100 days, frontrunner Keiko Fujimori—daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori—promised to deploy the army into prisons and expel undocumented citizens while seeking a united front with conservative Latin American leaders.
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Delays mar vote as crisis-hit Peru picks ninth president in decade
Hours-long delays marred Peru's presidential and legislative elections on Sunday, as voters sought to end political chaos that has seen a string of presidents ousted or jailed.
The vote for the general elections in Peru began this Sunday to elect the national authorities for the period 2026-2031.
The Office of the Public Prosecutor and the Office of the Ombudsman have urged ONPE to resolve the issues in order to ensure that citizens exercise their right to vote without complications.
On Sunday, more than 27 million citizens are called to participate in the general elections, where they will exercise their right to vote in five simultaneous processes: the Presidency of the Republic, the National Senate, the Regional Senate, the Chamber of Deputies and the Andean Parliament.However, delays in the arrival of electoral materials were reported from different points in Lima, which prevented the installation of some polling station…
Citizens at several points in Metropolitan Lima denounce delays in the delivery of electoral material to their polling stations.
The leader of Fuerza Popular cast her vote without giving comments on a day where more than 27 million citizens were called to the polls, on a day marked by delays in the start, a scattered electoral offer and the first campaign gestures at the start of the day. Read more
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