Peru’s Second Runoff Spot Still Unsettled as Count Nears Completion

A slow judicial review of thousands of challenged tally sheets has delayed certification, with authorities targeting mid‑May for the final call.

Overview

Keiko Fujimori leads with 17.17% of votes and advances to a June 7 runoff.
With 99.76% of votes tallied and several thousand ballots still pending—about 50,000 votes—Roberto Sánchez holds a razor‑thin edge over Rafael López Aliaga, with reported leads ranging from a few hundred to around 15,000 votes.
The electoral jury says it plans to release the certified first‑round results in mid‑May after it rules on outstanding disputes.
Mass challenges froze nearly one million votes across 5,143 tally sheets, which electoral judges must review one by one, a process that can take about three days per sheet.
The process drew scrutiny after late delivery of materials forced a 24‑hour voting extension and 1,200 ballots were found in a trash container, while EU observers reported serious flaws but no evidence of fraud.