Peru election exit polls show technical tie with slight Fujimori lead

Exit polls from Peru's presidential election on Sunday indicate a technical tie between right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez, with early projections suggesting a narrow victory for Fujimori. Both Ipsos and Datum pollsters reported results within a 1.4 percentage point difference, a margin small enough to be inconclusive given their 3% margin of error.

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a vote of conscience

Ipsos projected Fujimori receiving 50.7% of valid votes compared to Sánchez's 49.3%, while Datum showed Fujimori with 50.53% and Sánchez with 49.47%. Alfredo Torres, president of Ipsos Perú, noted that these results align with a pre-election simulation that also showed a slight advantage for Fujimori.

The vote distribution showed Fujimori performing strongly in Lima, securing 66.1% of the vote in the capital where a third of the electorate resides. Conversely, Sánchez garnered more support in the interior of the country, with 56.1% compared to Fujimori's 43.9% in those regions.

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with the greatest hope for a Peru with zero discrimination and poverty, and with much democracy and justice

Both candidates urged citizens to vote. Sánchez emphasized the importance of a "vote of conscience" for a Peru free of discrimination and poverty, with ample democracy and justice. Fujimori, seeking her first presidential term after three previous losses, expressed hope that this would be her last "electoral breakfast" in such a position. The winner will become 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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that this Sunday's could be the last electoral breakfast of her life