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Peru votes for president in tight runoff between conservative Fujimori, leftist Sanchez

Peruvian electoral workers place a polling station list in Lima, Peru on June 6, 2026. © Stifs Paucca, Reuters

Polls open for the final round of Peru's presidential elections on Sunday, with voters set to choose the country's ninth leader in 10 years. Following a first-round vote marred by logistical problems and fraud allegations, voters will choose between conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez.

Peruvians on Sunday will choose their ninth president in 10 years, in a tight runoff election between conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez who are trying to woo voters fed up with political chaos and rising crime.

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