Dead heat in Peru’s presidential race may delay results for weeks

San Juan Daily Star

Dead heat in Peru’s presidential race may delay results for weeks

Keiko Fujimori, a presidential candidate and the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, in Lima, Peru, April 9, 2026. (Sara Wayra/The New York Times) By GENEVIEVE GLATSKY and MITRA TAJ Peru’s presidential runoff Sunday was too close to call as preliminary results came in, setting the stage for days or potentially weeks of counting. A quick count showed the two candidates locked in a statistical tie, though the leftist candidate, Roberto Sánchez, had a slight edge. The race pitted...

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