US EditionPeru votes for ninth president in less than decade
Official results put Keiko Fujimori at 16.88% and Rafael López Aliaga at 13.88% as authorities counted ballots after a one-day extension.
- On Sunday, April 12, 2026, about 27 million Peruvians headed to the polls to select a new president from a crowded field of 35 candidates amid a decade of political turmoil.
- Persistent political instability has defined recent years, with Peru enduring eight presidents since 2018 as Parliament repeatedly impeached leaders or forced resignations, fueling widespread disillusionment.
- Frontrunner Keiko Fujimori leads polls with 15% of the vote, though no candidate appears likely to avoid a June runoff, according to the final Ipsos poll authorized before the election.
- Fujimori pledged to 'restore order' by deploying the army into jails and deporting undocumented migrants, while voters expressed deep frustration with a political class they viewed as corrupt.
- Voters under 30, comprising 26% of the electorate, remain a decisive force capable of tipping the outcome despite widespread skepticism regarding the options presented in this complex election.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Outcome of Peruvian presidential election unknown after voting stretches into a second day
Peruvians still don't know the outcome of Sunday's presidential election after a ballot delivery issue forced authorities to extend voting by a day. Early results show two right-wing candidates leading. Keiko Fujimori and Rafael López Aliaga are ahead with 62%…
The first round of the presidential election in Peru ended on Monday after an extra day of voting due to logistical failures, with Keiko Fujimori in position to get to the second round against a still uncertain opponent.
Under a mandatory voting regime, elections were held yesterday to select the next president or president of Peru from a list of 35 candidates who atomized the vote to the point of making a second round inevitable. According to the urn-mouth polls, the four-time candidate Keiko Fujimori – daughter of the late dictator Alberto Fujimori, convicted for murder, kidnapping and embezzlement – would be in the first place, with just over 16 percent of th…
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