Peru's electoral board calls for audit of election results

Demonstrators gather outside Peru's electoral headquarters amid concerns about the voting process during the country's general election, in Lima, Peru, April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo

LIMA, ⁠May 2 (Reuters) - Peru's ⁠National Electoral Board ‌on Saturday called for a comprehensive IT ​audit of the ⁠results of ⁠the general elections held ⁠on ‌April 12, it ⁠said in a statement.

The ​final ‌results of the first ⁠round ​of the elections remain unclear ⁠and the vote ​count is still incomplete with 97.5% ⁠of the ballots counted. No clear presidential rival has ​emerged ⁠to face conservative frontrunner ​Keiko ‌Fujimori.

(Reporting by Marco ​Aquino, Editing by Rod Nickel)