Peru's presidential elections concluded on Monday after technical delays that forced the government to extend voting hours. Keiko Fujimori leads the vote count, followed by Rafael López Aliaga, but the scenario for the runoff remains undefined.
Peru is experiencing an unprecedented political crisis, with nine different people holding the presidency in the last ten years. This is the first general election since 2021, when Pedro Castillo won the runoff but was later removed from office.
Keiko Fujimori leads the presidential election count
There were delays in ballot box installation that forced the government to extend voting hours
Rafael López Aliaga is in second place in the race
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With 48.41% of ballot boxes counted, Keiko Fujimori has 17% of votes and López Aliaga has 15.1%
35 presidential candidacies were registered, double that of the 2021 elections
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Number of voters prevented from voting due to delays
No gaps declared — all sources converge on the material facts.