Overview
- ONPE began moving assigned ballot kits from regional warehouses to polling locations early Friday, with fiscal supervisors watching each vehicle departure to ensure chain of custody.
- The Ministerio Público said it will deploy about 7,000 prosecutors nationwide to monitor transports, verify installations at voting sites, and act on electoral crimes such as identity fraud.
- The Ministries of Interior and Defense placed forces on maximum alert and mobilized thousands of police and military personnel to secure streets, transport hubs and voting centers before the runoff.
- Minedu temporarily handed control of 10,131 schools to ONPE for use as polling places and RENIEC set extended weekend hours so voters can obtain or replace DNIs to avoid disenfranchisement.
- Separately, the judiciary on Friday rejected defense requests to dismiss a criminal case against candidate Roberto Sánchez and allowed the prosecution’s request for a 5-year, 4-month prison term to proceed toward possible trial, a legal development that could shape final days of campaigning and public perception while the JNE warns official result proclamations could be delayed by recounts or challenges.