Leftist Sanchez vies with far-right former mayor for spot in Peru's runoff vote

Roberto Sanchez, presidential candidate of the Together for Peru party, speaks with members of the media as he waits for the election results after Peru's general election was extended to a second day in some precincts of the capital, in Lima, Peru, April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce

LIMA, April 16 (Reuters) - Leftist ⁠congressman Roberto Sanchez and far-right former Lima Mayor Rafael Lopez Aliaga were neck-to-neck on Thursday in ⁠the race to face conservative Keiko Fujimori in a June runoff vote for Peru's ‌presidential election.

Sanchez held a less than 10,000-vote lead over Lopez Aliaga with 93% of ballots counted, as results continued to trickle in through Peru's ONPE electoral office five days after Sunday's vote, which was extended into Monday to accommodate several thousand people who ​were unable to vote.