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Makeup Voting Ordered in Peru After Ballot Delivery Failures

Partial results point to a Keiko FujimoriRafael López Aliaga runoff on June 7.

Overview

  • Following Sunday’s election disruptions in Lima, the National Elections Jury set a Monday makeup vote for about 63,000 affected people at 211 polling tables in 15 schools and at sites in Orlando, Florida, and Paterson, New Jersey.
  • Peru’s election office (ONPE) said transport firm Servicios Generales Galaga failed to deliver ballots and equipment on time and announced civil and criminal actions against the company.
  • The Public Prosecutor’s Office, the National Board of Justice, and the National Elections Jury opened investigations into ONPE chief Piero Corvetto and the carrier over the distribution breakdown.
  • Partial official tallies reported early Monday put Keiko Fujimori near 17% and Rafael López Aliaga near 15%, with Jorge Nieto around 13%, signaling a likely June 7 runoff.
  • Operational problems—missing supplies, printer ink and paper shortages, and hours‑long overnight waits for poll workers—stoked public and editorial calls for accountability from ONPE’s leadership.