Peru's Sánchez Party Fundraises to Annul Voting Stations Amid Tight Election

Juntos por el Perú, the political party of Roberto Sánchez, is launching a public fundraising campaign to annul 1,700 voting stations. The party alleges irregularities and manipulation of votes that favor its presidential rival, Keiko Fujimori.

With the vote count at 98.388%, Fujimori leads Sánchez by a slim margin of 7,916 votes in the presidential runoff. The National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) has completed the count of pending ballots, and electoral judges are now reviewing 1,495 challenged ones.

Juntos por el Perú has filed a request to invalidate 1,751 polling stations in Lima and the northern regions of Lambayeque, Amazonas, and Áncash. The party cites serious, consistent, and systematic indications of vote manipulation directly benefiting Fujimori's party, Fuerza Popular.

Each annulment costs 1,375 soles ($404). Juntos por el Perú had initially failed to pay the full amount required for the annulments, totaling 2.4 million soles ($705,000), leading to the rejection of their request. The party is now appealing to its supporters for donations to cover these expenses and defend what they call their "popular victory."