Overview
- The June 7 presidential runoff pitted Keiko Fujimori against Roberto Sánchez and Ipsos exit polling gave Fujimori 50.7% to Sánchez 49.3%, a margin described by multiple outlets as a technical tie.
- Electoral authorities reported cases of marked ballots and the detention or inhabilitación of personeros, including an 81-year-old arrested in Los Olivos, and a Lima site where 90 ballots were retained and replaced.
- The Fiscalía sealed (lacrado) suspected material and ONPE said it replaced observed cédulas at affected polling places to keep voting and counting moving under established protocols.
- Some polling stations opened late because suplentes refused to serve and police or military personnel intervened to organize replacements even though JNE and ONPE said 100% of electoral material had arrived.
- International observer teams described voting as generally calm, but the tight margin means conteos rápidos and the ONPE’s official tally will determine the outcome and could trigger further legal challenges or a voto a voto recount, delaying final proclamation.