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Leftist Sanchez heads to Peru presidential runoff after month-long count

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LIMA - Leftist candidate Roberto Sanchez has secured second place in Peru's first round presidential election on April 12 with 100% of votes counted, the official count showed on Friday, setting him up to face frontrunner Keiko Fujimori in a runoff June 7.

The month-long count has prompted allegations of fraud in the politically turbulent South American nation, notably from right-wing candidate Rafael Lopez Aliaga, who was just lightly behind Sanchez for much of the counting process.

(Reporting by Marco Aquino, Editing by Daina Beth Solomon)

Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori delivers a statement as the vote count in the country's general election continues for a fourth day, in Lima, Peru April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Stifs Paucca
Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori delivers a statement as the vote count in the country's general election continues for a fourth day, in Lima, Peru April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Stifs Paucca Stifs Paucca Reuters

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This story was originally published May 15, 2026 at 8:14 AM.

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