Leftist Sanchez heads to Peru presidential runoff after month-long count

May 15, 2026 Neo
Leftist Sanchez heads to Peru presidential runoff after month-long count

LIMA, May 15 (Reuters) - Leftist candidate Roberto ‌Sanchez has secured ‌second place in Peru's first ​round presidential election on April 12 with 100% of votes ‌counted, ⁠the official count showed on Friday, ⁠setting him up to face frontrunner ​Keiko Fujimori ​in ​a runoff June ‌7.

Reuters Left-wing presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez, who is expected to face right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori in a runoff in June, addresses the media in Lima, Peru, April 30, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori delivers a statement as the vote count in the country's general election continues for a fourth day, in Lima, Peru April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Stifs Paucca

Peru's left-wing presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez addresses the media in Lima

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The month-long count has prompted allegations of fraud in the politically turbulent South American ‌nation, notably ​from right-wing ​candidate ​Rafael Lopez ‌Aliaga, who was just ​lightly ​behind Sanchez for much of the ​counting ‌process.

(Reporting by Marco Aquino, ​Editing by Daina ​Beth Solomon)

 

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