Roberto Sánchez's party defends projections showing him as election winner in Peru

The leftist party Juntos por el Perú, backing presidential candidate Roberto Sánchez, is defending projections that suggest he narrowly won Peru's recent presidential election runoff. The party's general secretary, Ernesto Zunini, stated that the rapid counts from private pollsters Ipsos and Datum are the most reliable indicators currently available, both showing Sánchez as the winner.

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The rapid count, as it is called in Peru, is the most solid instrument we have today, and both studies, from the companies Ipsos and Datum, have declared Roberto Sánchez the winner.

Zunini expressed surprise at statements made by Alfredo Torres, executive president of Ipsos Perú, who suggested that Fujimori could still win. Torres had indicated that while current vote counts gave Sánchez a slight advantage, developed models often placed Fujimori slightly ahead. Zunini emphasized that rapid counts are based on official vote tallies and announced that the party is formally contacting the National Elections Jury, the Ombudsman's Office, and the Transparency Civil Association to clarify the basis for such statements.

According to Ipsos's projection, based on official acts with a 1.9% margin of error, Sánchez received 50.3% of the vote compared to Fujimori's 49.7%. Datum reported similar results, with Sánchez at 50.14% and Fujimori at 49.86%, within a 1% margin of error. Official results, with 95.97% of votes counted, show Sánchez with 50.05% and Fujimori with 49.94%, a difference of less than 20,000 votes.

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We are surprised by the statements made in the last few hours by the executive president of Ipsos Perú, Alfredo Torres, about a set of assumptions that do not meet technical rigor.

The party's lawyer, Roy Mendoza, stated that they are submitting a formal letter to these institutions to safeguard the vote. He noted that rapid counts have historically proven accurate in predicting final election outcomes in Peru.

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The rapid count has precedents of always being fulfilled in its projection regarding the final result of the elections in the country.