Overview
- Preliminary tallies and exit polls from the June 7 runoff show a statistical dead heat between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez with leads that shifted as counting continued.
- Electoral bodies warned that challenges, review of contested tally sheets and counting of remote and overseas votes could delay an official proclamation until mid‑July.
- A judge ordered Sánchez to stand trial on alleged campaign finance irregularities days before the vote, a move his allies called interference and that could matter if he wins.
- Neither candidate controls a congressional majority, so the eventual president will face a fragmented Congress and will likely need broad alliances to pass security and economic measures.
- Public security topped voters’ concerns in this election after rising extortion and homicide rates, making crime policy the central issue that will shape how the new president governs.