Overview
- Piero Corvetto, head of the national elections office, resigned Tuesday, citing election‑day logistics failures and saying his exit could boost confidence in the June 7 runoff.
- Peru’s electoral tribunal set a May 15 cutoff on Monday for officials to finish the count and confirm who will face Keiko Fujimori in the second round.
- With roughly 93% to 94% of ballots counted, Fujimori leads near 17% while Roberto Sánchez and Rafael López Aliaga are locked within about 10,000 to 13,600 votes around 12%.
- Officials are reviewing more than 15,000 flagged tally sheets, including over 5,000 tied to the presidential race, because of errors, omissions, or formal challenges.
- Observer groups including the EU mission, Peru’s ombudsman, and Transparencia reported no proof of a rigged count, while López Aliaga alleges fraud and has urged protests without presenting evidence.