Overview
- With roughly 98.6% of ballots tallied, Keiko Fujimori leads Roberto Sánchez by about 0.1 percentage point, a margin near 18,000–36,000 votes depending on the latest partial counts.
- The June 7 runoff produced the close result and Peru’s electoral authority, ONPE, has referred disputed tallies to special electoral juries that could take days or weeks to decide.
- Sánchez sought to void about 400,000 overseas votes over transport concerns but authorities rejected that request and his supporters have staged peaceful marches in Lima.
- Markets moved as leads shifted, with investors showing relief when Fujimori gained ground and analysts warning the outcome will shape economic policy and investor confidence.
- Peru’s history of narrow elections and fragile institutions means the winner will face immediate tests of legitimacy, coalition building and how to address crime and regional inequality.