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news Mercopress 2026-04-17

Leftist Candidate Advances in Peruvian Election to Runoff

The count in Peru's presidential election saw Roberto Sánchez overtake Rafael López Aliaga, moving into second place. Sánchez is now positioned for the June 7 runoff election against Keiko Fujimori.


<p> <img alt="&#147;Because it&#039;s the popular movement and the highland areas, it has to be fraud. Show the evidence. No vote is worth more than another, Mr. L&oacute;pez Aliaga,&#148; S&aacute;nchez said" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/109813/100x80/pp.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> The count in Peru's presidential election produced a dramatic reversal on Wednesday. With 91% of ballo...

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