Peruvians will vote in a runoff to pick a ninth president in 10 years as crime fears dominate
The winner will face rising crime and political instability after each candidate won less than 20% in the first round, officials said.
- On Sunday, Peruvians will vote in a runoff election to choose their ninth president in 10 years, selecting between conservative Keiko Fujimori and nationalist congressman Roberto Sánchez.
- Rising crime is the top priority for voters, with homicide rates doubling this decade and 84% of urban residents fearing victimization in a 2025 National Institute of Statistics and Informatics survey.
- Fujimori, on her fourth presidential bid, promises a crackdown on crime, while Sánchez seeks to reassure investors by pledging not to nationalize assets and renegotiating contracts for mines like Las Bambas.
- Voting is mandatory for Peruvians aged 18 to 70, with more than 27 million people registered and about 1.2 million expected to cast ballots from abroad, mainly in the United States.
- Despite cycling through three presidents since October, Peru's economy maintained more than 3% growth in 2024 and 2025, aided by its status as the world's second-largest copper producer.
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Peru’s June 7 presidential runoff
June 5 - Peruvians head to the polls on June 7 for a presidential runoff between leftist Roberto Sanchez and conservative Keiko Fujimori, after a fractured first round in April whose results took nearly a month to confirm. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Peruvians will vote in a runoff to pick a ninth president in 10 years as crime fears dominate
Peruvians are set to choose their ninth president in 10 years in a runoff election Sunday. The candidates are Keiko Fujimori, a conservative and daughter of a disgraced former president, and Roberto Sánchez, a nationalist congressman.
The closing campaign speeches of Peru’s presidential elections have brought together thousands of supporters of the candidates in Lima before Sunday’s vote. Right-wing Keiko Fujimori, 51, gave a message of “unity and reconciliation” from the Peruvians in front of, she said, “get caught in hatred, in insult.” For her part, leftist Roberto Sánchez, 57, attacked his rival and promised to end the “chaos”: “We are sure it will be the end of murders, …
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