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Peru Extends Presidential Vote After Failures With Fujimori Leading Early Count

Voting was extended to Monday after logistical failures at polling sites.

Overview

  • Partial results, which officials reported Monday with more than half of ballots counted, put Keiko Fujimori near 17%, Rafael López Aliaga around 15%, and Jorge Nieto close to 13%, pointing to a June 7 runoff.
  • Election officials reopened 13 polling sites in Lima on Monday after undelivered materials kept at least 15 locations shut on Sunday, leaving tens of thousands unable to vote.
  • Police anti-corruption units visited the electoral authority on Sunday and announced Monday the arrest of an ONPE official on suspicion of failing to perform required duties, with probes also targeting a delivery subcontractor.
  • The field remains fractured with a record 35 candidates and millions of votes still to count, leaving several contenders clustered for the second-place spot in a race that could still shift at the margins.
  • Public safety and trust loom over the campaign, with homicides at roughly 2,600 a year and extortion complaints eight times higher since 2018 according to police figures.