Peru Sets June 7 Runoff Between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez

Overview

• Final results put Keiko Fujimori at 17.18% and Roberto Sánchez at 12.03%, with Rafael Aliaga close behind at 11.90% or about 21,000 votes fewer.
• Peru’s Public Ministry has charged Sánchez over allegedly false campaign finance reports and is seeking five years and four months in prison along with disqualification.
• Sánchez denies wrongdoing and says he did not manage party finances or receive campaign funds.
• The first round was marred by late openings and ballot delivery problems, voting was extended to the next day for more than 50,000 people, and the head of the election office resigned.
• European Union and OAS observer missions reported no evidence of fraud, while experts warned that politicized courts and election bodies could draw the runoff into legal battles.