Peru election: Exit polls show technical tie between Fujimori and Sánchez

Exit polls from Peru's presidential election runoff reveal a technical tie between right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori and left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez. While both pollsters project a potential victory for Fujimori, the daughter and political heir of former President Alberto Fujimori, the margins are extremely narrow.

According to Ipsos, Fujimori secured 50.7% of the valid votes, with Sánchez receiving 49.3%. Datum's poll shows a similar outcome: 50.53% for Fujimori's Fuerza Popular party and 49.47% for Sánchez's Juntos por el Perú. The difference in Ipsos's poll is 1.4 percentage points, while Datum's shows a gap of just 1.06 points. Both results fall within the 3% margin of error, leaving the final outcome undecided.

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a slight difference in favor of Fujimori

Alfredo Torres, president of Ipsos Perú, noted that the results align with their pre-election simulation, which also indicated a slight advantage for Fujimori. The polling data suggests Fujimori garnered significant support in Lima, capturing 66.1% of the vote in the capital, where a third of the nation's electorate resides. Conversely, Sánchez performed stronger in the interior regions of Peru, securing 56.1% of the vote outside Lima.

Fujimori received the exit poll results at her home, accompanied by her daughters, while Sánchez learned of the projections from the Barbadillo prison, where former President Pedro Castillo is also held. Both candidates had urged citizens to vote earlier in the day. Sánchez emphasized the importance of a "vote of conscience" for a Peru free of discrimination and poverty, while Fujimori, who has lost three previous elections, expressed hope that this would be her last electoral breakfast as a candidate.

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vote of conscience