Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori obtained the majority of votes from Peruvian voters residing in Brazil and, at the same time, took a minimal advantage over her opponent Roberto Sánchez in the final stretch of the presidential vote in Peru.
With around 98% of the ballot boxes processed, Keiko appeared with 50.002% of valid votes, against Sánchez’s 49.998%. The difference between the two candidates was just 561 votes, keeping the result open.
While the count continued in Peru, the voting numbers carried out in Brazilian cities showed a consistent advantage for the Força Popular party candidate.
In the total voting carried out in Brazil, with almost 98% of the ballots counted, Keiko accumulated 55.3% of the votes, while Sánchez registered 44.6%.
Dispute remains undefined
Despite the small advantage in the national count, none of the candidates declared themselves the winner. After the preliminary numbers were released, Keiko stated that the country still had “long days ahead” until the calculation was completed. Sánchez, in turn, classified the scenario as a technical draw and asked supporters for caution.
Exit polls and quick counts released after polling stations closed already indicated an extremely balanced contest, without pointing to a clear favorite.
The election repeats a recent pattern in Peruvian politics. In the last two presidential contests, Keiko Fujimori also reached the final stretch in scenarios defined by minimal differences.
In 2021, she was defeated by Pedro Castillo by just 0.26 percentage points. Five years earlier, he lost to Pedro Pablo Kuczynski by an even smaller margin, 0.24 percentage points.
With just over 98% of the ballot boxes counted, Keiko had 9,032,653 votes, while Roberto Sánchez had 9,032,092.
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