Overview
- Electoral authorities recorded a technical tie of 671 votes to 671 after a full count in the Conima municipal race between Rubén Quispe Capajaña (Somos Perú) and Salomino Mamani Quispe (País Para Todos).
- The Jurado Electoral Especial (JEE) de Huancané convened a public sorteo to break the tie, first drawing ballot numbers to assign choice and then having the Somos Perú representative select one stamped one‑sol coin from five before the flip.
- Rubén Quispe Capajaña was declared the virtual mayor after the selected coin face prevailed, and the result was formalized with signed actas in the presence of the JEE, the ODPE, the Policía Nacional and a notary public.
- Quispe told reporters he arrived at the sorteo 'with all faith' and said this was his first time running for office, while no appeals or legal challenges were reported in the coverage.
- The outcome highlights how Peruvian municipal law lets election bodies use a regulated random draw to settle exact ties, a rule that can decide control of small rural districts where a handful of votes determine leadership.