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news Mercopress 2026-06-09

Sánchez Edges Ahead of Fujimori in Peru's Presidential Race; Overseas Votes Pending

Roberto Sánchez has narrowly taken the lead over Keiko Fujimori in Peru's presidential runoff with 95% of votes counted, but the result remains uncertain pending the overseas vote.


<p> <img alt="Fujimori lost ground decimal by decimal as tally sheets arrived from rural and Andean areas, where S&aacute;nchez performs best" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110408/100x80/17104366.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> Leftist Roberto Sánchez moved ahead in the count of Peru's presidential runoff, in an election being decided vote by vote. With about 95% of the tally sheets proce...

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