Published 04/13/2026 15:36 | Edited 04/13/2026 18:28
The framework for the presidential election in Peru remains undefined. By early afternoon on Monday (13), 50% of the ballots had been counted, indicating the right-wing Keiko Fujimori (Popular Force) ahead, with 16.9%. She is the daughter of dictator Alberto Fujimori.
The second position is more uncertain, with three candidates with very close percentages so far: Rafael López Aliaga, from the far-right Popular Renovation, has 14.5%; Next comes Jorge Nieto, from the centrist Good Government Party, with 12.8%.
Roberto Sánchez, from Juntos pelo Peru, the most left-wing party, has 12.1%, close to Ricardo Belmont, from the Civic Obras Party, considered center-right, with 11.8%. In total, 35 candidates are running for president of the country.
A series of logistical failures involving 13 voting points left more than 60,000 voters unable to vote this Sunday (12). Therefore, voting was resumed this Monday (13). The second round is scheduled for June 7th.
According to the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), organizer of the elections, the responsibility would lie with a transport company hired to distribute the material — voting is by ballot.
The population also voted to elect senators and deputies — the country will once again have a bicameral Congress — as well as representatives for the Andean Parliament.
With agencies
Source: vermelho.org.br