Leftist Roberto Sanchez takes lead in Peru's razor-thin presidential runoff

A newspaper vendor reads the front page of a newspaper that reads in Spanish: "The fight is vote by vote" in Lima, Peru, Monday, June 8, 2026, a day after the presidential election runoff. © Rodrigo Abd, AP

Leftist canditate Roberto Sanchez pulled into the lead in Peru's presidential runoff on Monday, overtaking conservative Keiko Fujimori by a razor-thin margin. Fewer than 4,300 votes separate Sanchez from Fujimori, who has already tried and failed to reach the presidency three times.

Leftist Roberto Sanchez pulled ahead in Peru's presidential runoff on Monday, overtaking conservative Keiko Fujimori for the first time since counting began.