US EditionPeru's Fujimori, Leftist Sanchez Deadlocked in Presidential Runoff Poll
Ipsos Peru said Fujimori and Sanchez would each get 38% in a June 7 runoff as vote counting stalls and fraud claims persist.
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He points out that if Fujimori and Sánchez were to face up to the balloting scheduled for 7 June, they would get, each, 38% of the votes.
The first round of the Peruvian presidential election confirms the depth of the institutional crisis sparked by the parliamentary coup against Pedro Castillo. With Keiko Fujimori leading and Roberto Sánchez running for a second term, Peru faces the risk of a new authoritarian restoration. Peru has entered a new phase of its political crisis, but it is not yet clear whether this represents a way out.
According to analysts, the votes in the contested minutes will not turn the situation around and, as they are resolved, will keep the leftist in the second place of scrutiny.
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