Particle.news

Peru Extends Voting After Lima Delays in Complex General Election

The fragmented race makes a June 7 runoff likely.

Overview

  • Voting continued nationwide Sunday after some Lima polling sites opened late because ballot kits and other materials arrived behind schedule.
  • The election authority ONPE blamed its transport contractor, Servicios Generales Galaga, for not supplying enough vehicles and said it will pursue legal and criminal action.
  • With JNE approval, ONPE extended voting to 6 p.m. and gave polling tables until 2 p.m. to install so people would not lose their chance to vote.
  • Officials said the disruption affected about 0.72% of voting locations, mostly in southern Lima, and reported that other regions ran without major incidents.
  • More than 100,000 police and military guarded over 10,000 sites as observers watched the process, and candidates and the interim president urged respect for the results as counting begins tonight.