Peru's electoral authorities confirm Fujimori and Sánchez advance to presidential runoff
Peru's National Elections Board confirmed on Sunday that right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori and left-wing Congress member Roberto Sánchez will face off in a June 7 presidential runoff after the first round of voting in April. Fujimori received 17% of the vote and Sánchez received 12%, with over 70% of voters choosing neither candidate. The electoral body acknowledged logistical problems and fraud allegations from the first round and pledged to strengthen oversight for the runoff.
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“Peruvian authorities confirm Fujimori and Sanchez advance to runoff”
“Peru's Fujimori and Sánchez to meet in June 7 presidential runoff”
“Peru's electoral board confirms June 7 presidential runoff”