US EditionLeftist Gains in Race to Presidential Runoff in Peru; Count Continues
Roberto Sanchez and Rafael Lopez Aliaga are separated by less than 1 point as 89% of actas are counted, ONPE said.
- On Wednesday, Peru entered its fourth day of vote counting with conservative leader Keiko Fujimori leading at 16.9%; Roberto Sanchez surged into second place with 12.05%, narrowly edging out Rafael Lopez Aliaga at 11.94%.
- A logistics failure by private contractor Servicios Generales Galaga delayed ballot distribution, forcing authorities to hold an extraordinary second day of voting on Monday, April 13, with Congress summoning electoral officials to testify.
- With about 90% of ballots counted, remaining actas come disproportionately from southern highlands and rural regions where Sanchez is strongest; this climb from 8.5% to 12.05% reflects rural vote processing, according to CNN en Espanol.
- As Sanchez gained ground, Lopez Aliaga called the election a "systematic fraud," demanding the vote be annulled and alleging manipulation in the electoral authority's data transmission system, El Comercio reported.
- The runner-up faces Fujimori in the June 7 runoff, echoing the 2021 election when former President Pedro Castillo unexpectedly advanced with 18.9%, as markets react to uncertainty with the sol fluctuating.
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Peru seeks second candidate for presidential runoff, leftist Sanchez gains ground
LIMA, April 15 - Peru entered on Wednesday its fourth day of vote counting with no clear second candidate to face conservative leader Keiko Fujimori in a presidential runoff, official data showed with about 90% of ballots counted. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Peru’s Election Count Tightens as Left-Wing Sánchez Surges Toward Second Place and a Runoff Against Keiko
Key Points — With approximately 89% of actas counted, Keiko Fujimori leads at 16.8%, Rafael López Aliaga holds second at roughly 12%, but Roberto Sánchez of Juntos por el Perú has surged to 11.7% and overtaken Jorge Nieto for third place. — Sánchez gained more than 2 points as rural and southern actas were processed, […] The post Peru’s Election Count Tightens as Left-Wing Sánchez Surges Toward Second Place and a Runoff Against Keiko appeared fi…
LIMA (AP) — The trend is changing in Peru: Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez are leading the presidential vote with 90% of the ballots counted.
Peru seeks second candidate for presidential runoff on fourth day of vote count
LIMA, April 15 (Reuters) – Peru entered on Wednesday its fourth day of vote counting with no clear second candidate to face leader Keiko Fujimori in a presidential runoff, official data showed with about 90% of ballots counted. Left-wing congressman, Roberto Sanchez, and right-wing former Lima mayor, Rafael Lopez Aliaga, are vying for second place with about 12% of the votes, followed closely by center-left candidate Jorge Nieto…
By: Diego Casimiro Oré. Infobae. Latin American summary April 15, 2026. At the moment, the former minister of Pedro Castillo stands as the rival of Keiko Fujimori in the ballotage of June 7, while the former mayor of Lima would remain in the third place. Juntos presidential candidate for Peru, Roberto Sánchez, overcame the [...] The entry Peru: Roberto Sánchez surpasses Rafael López Aliaga and would pass the second round, according to ONPE resul…
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