Fujimori and Sánchez urge voters as Peru decides presidency vote by vote

Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori and left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez have both called on Peruvians to cast their ballots in a presidential election expected to be extremely close. Both candidates are aware that the outcome could be determined by a very small number of votes.

Sánchez urged citizens to cast a "vote of conscience" with "great hope for a Peru with zero discrimination and poverty, and with much democracy and justice." Fujimori, who has pledged a single five-year term if elected, expressed her hope that this would be her last electoral breakfast, as she faces her fourth presidential bid after three previous losses.

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vote of conscience

The candidates enter the decisive second round in a technical tie. This election follows a first round marred by delays in opening polling stations in Lima due to a lack of electoral materials, which fueled fraud allegations. However, electoral authorities reported that this time, materials arrived on schedule, and most polling stations nationwide were able to open, despite some delays caused by a shortage of poll workers.

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with great hope for a Peru with zero discrimination and poverty, and with much democracy and justice.

Both Fujimori and Sánchez cast their votes in Lima's San Borja district. Fujimori, the daughter and political heir of former President Alberto Fujimori, was met with cheers from supporters. Sánchez, representing the jailed former President Pedro Castillo, voted without removing his hat.

Fujimori will await exit poll results and official counts at her residence, while Sánchez will do the same at the prison where Castillo is held before heading to his party headquarters. The election will determine Peru's ninth president in the last decade, a period marked by significant political instability and a series of presidential ousters.

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hope that this Sunday's could be the last electoral breakfast of my life