Peru’s Sanchez to face Fujimori in runoff as rival signals protests over fraud

A narrow margin for second place triggers fraud allegations and threats of street protests, casting a shadow over the upcoming presidential runoff. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Peru’s Sanchez to face Fujimori in runoff as rival signals protests over fraud

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LIMA, Peru – Left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez has clinched a narrow second-place finish in Peru's fragmented presidential election, setting the stage for a politically charged June runoff against conservative frontrunner Keiko Fujimori. The official count, with over 90% of votes tallied, placed Fujimori at approximately 17%, with Sanchez securing 12%. The razor-thin margin of just 0.1 percentage points that separated Sanchez from third-place finisher Rafael Lopez Aliaga has ignited immediate controversy, with Aliaga's camp alleging electoral fraud and threatening mass protests. The results confirm a polarizing final contest between two of the country's most prominent political dynasties. Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori, is seeking the presidency for a fourth time after narrow defeats in 2011 and 2016. Her opponent, Roberto Sanchez, represents a coalition of leftist parties and carries the legacy of his father, a former mayor of Lima. The runoff will force Peruvian voters to choose between starkly different visions for the nation's future, against a backdrop of profound economic crisis and public distrust in institutions. The immediate aftermath of the vote has been dominated not by the runoff, but by the disputed battle for second place. Rafael Lopez Aliaga, a businessman and social conservative who had been polling strongly, refused to concede. His campaign has cited unspecified irregularities and demanded a full review of the voting process. "We will not accept this result," a senior campaign official stated, vowing to mobilize supporters onto the streets. This threat raises the specter of renewed social unrest in a country still recovering from months of political turmoil and violent protests following the impeachment of former President Martin Vizcarra last November. The election itself was a referendum on Peru's establishment, with voters expressing fury over the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in one of the world's highest per-capita death tolls, and a deep recession that has erased a decade of economic gains. The fractured vote, where the leading candidate secured less...

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