Sánchez asks IACHR for precautionary measures against Fujimori's proclamation in Peru

Peruvian leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sánchez has appealed to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) to halt the official proclamation of Keiko Fujimori as president-elect. Sánchez, who narrowly lost the second round of elections, is seeking precautionary measures against the electoral results, which are slated for proclamation on Friday.

His appeal follows the rejection of his challenge by Peru's National Elections Jury (JNE), the country's highest electoral authority. Sánchez had requested the annulment of votes cast abroad, which he believes would secure him victory. Official tallies show Fujimori leading Sánchez by 49,641 votes. However, if overseas votes were invalidated, Sánchez would win by 32,014 votes.

Sánchez, who leads the Juntos por el Perú party, had previously pledged to respect the election results. He now alleges an unproven fraud against him, basing his request to annul foreign votes on a change in the vote-counting procedure compared to the first round. While overseas votes were scanned and sent digitally in the first round, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested physical transmission for the second round due to IT platform issues. Sánchez claims this process lacked proper chain of custody, opening the door to potential manipulation.

The electoral juries dismissed Sánchez's request, citing it was filed past the deadline and that required processing fees were not paid. Sánchez argues that the high cost of these fees, approximately $402 per challenged ballot box, impedes access to justice. The JNE is scheduled to proclaim the final results on Friday, July 3, with Fujimori set to receive her credentials on July 15 and be inaugurated on July 28.

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the high amount of some fees prevents access to justice