Peru Votes in a Knife-Edge Presidential Runoff as Fujimori and Sanchez Battle for the Palace

A woman casts her vote during the presidential election runoff in Lima on June 7, 2026. Peruvians 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. (Credit: Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images)

Peru returned to the polls today, Sunday, June 7, 2026, with more than 27 million citizens called to choose the next president between Keiko Fujimori of Fuerza Popular and Roberto Sanchez of Juntos por el Peru. The winner becomes Peru's ninth head of state in roughly a decade and will be sworn in on July 28 to replace interim President Jose Maria Balcazar.

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