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Peru Confirms Fujimori–Sánchez Presidential Runoff for June 7

The elections board seeks to steady a shaky process by bringing in outside experts.

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Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, of the Popular Force party, waves to supporters in San Juan de Lurigancho district in Lima, Peru, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
An electoral worker helps a person cast a ballot at a polling station, after Peru's general election was extended to a second day in some precincts of the capital due to the late setup of voting tables and the absence of citizens assigned to receive voters, in Lima, Peru, April 13, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce
Peru's National Jury of Elections (JNE) president Roberto Burneo Bermejo announced the final vote count from the first round

Overview

  • The National Elections Board, which finalized results Sunday, set a head-to-head vote between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez for June 7.
  • Final totals show Fujimori at about 2.8 million votes, or 17.19%, and Sánchez at about 2.015 million, or 12.03%, which leaves most voters still up for grabs.
  • Officials acknowledged April 12 polling breakdowns that delayed openings and pushed some voting into a second day, and they announced an expert oversight committee to prevent repeats.
  • Third-place finisher Rafael López Aliaga alleged fraud and said he will seek to annul the first round, while observers reported problems but found no evidence of a coordinated scheme.
  • Prosecutors have asked a court to sentence Sánchez to five years and four months for allegedly giving false information about campaign donations, a case he denies.