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news Mercopress 2026-05-12

Peru Presidential Runoff to Feature Fujimori's Daughter vs. Castillo's Heir

Peru's presidential runoff will pit Keiko Fujimori against Roberto Sánchez, a congressman and political heir to former president Pedro Castillo.


<p> <img alt="An Ipsos poll released in late April places both candidates in a technical tie at 38%, with 17% reporting they would cast blank or spoiled ballots" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110091/100x80/per.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> Peru will hold a presidential runoff on 7 June pitting Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), against Roberto Sán...

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