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Peru Runoff to Proceed as Legal Challenges Linger

Keeping the June 7 vote on schedule signals rising legal, political risk across the region.

Overview

  • A Lima court on Friday rejected a precautionary request to suspend the presidential second round and Mayor Renzo Reggiardo said he will comply while keeping main appeals to higher courts active.
  • Roberto Sánchez closed his campaign by publicly defending imprisoned ex‑president Pedro Castillo and pledging to repeal what he called “leyes procrimen” and raise the minimum wage if elected.
  • Separate legal challenges continue against the JNE and ONPE over April’s voting delays and the blocked complementary elections in Lima, with cases and constitutional claims still pending.
  • In Spain, revelations from Guardia Civil and Audiencia Nacional inquiries have deepened dissent inside the PSOE and forced party leaders to prepare for intensified internal and parliamentary scrutiny later in June.
  • Argentina’s central bank and Treasury have quietly boosted foreign‑exchange buffers ahead of large July external maturities, and a formal complaint from a DEME‑led bidder to UNCTAD accuses the Hidrovía tender of favoring the incumbent operator.