Sánchez narrowly ahead in Peru runoff quick count; both candidates urge caution
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Peru held a presidential runoff election on June 7, 2026, between conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez, with exit polls showing an extremely close result within the margin of error—a technical tie with different quick counts alternately favoring each candidate by less than one percentage point. The election marked Peru's ninth presidential transition in ten years, occurring amid deep polarization and voter concerns over crime and political instability.
Peru's presidential runoff ended without a clear winner after an extremely close vote.
A quick count by the pollster Ipsos, carried out with the NGO Transparencia on a representative sample of tally sheets, gave a slight edge to leftist candidate Roberto Sánchez, with 50.3% of the vote, against 49.7% for conservative Keiko Fujimori.
The gap, within the margin of error, amounts to a technical tie that prolongs the uncertainty in a country that has had nine presidents in a decade. ...