Peru leftist Roberto Sanchez advances to runoff in presidential race
Key takeaways
- Sanchez won 12 percent of votes while Lopez Aliagas took 11.9 percent -- a difference of 18,799 votes.
- Fujimori led with 17.1 percent in this country with a seemingly revolving-door presidency.
- Read moreFujimori and Sanchez lead Peru's presidential runoff as count enters final stretch
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Peru’s leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez clinched a spot in next month’s runoff election on Wednesday, official results showed, just hours after prosecutors indicted him on campaign finance charges and sought a prison sentence of more than five years.
By: FRANCE 24 This combination of photos created on 13 May, 2026, shows the candidates for the presidency of Peru, Keiko Fujimori (left), in Lima on April 14, 2026, and Roberto Sanchez, in his campaign office in Lima on April 14, 2026. © Ernesto Benavides, Connie France, AFP Peru's leftist candidate Roberto Sanchez qualified Wednesday to compete in a runoff presidential election, results showed hours after he was indicted on charges of campaign finance violations.
Sanchez narrowly defeated far-right candidate Rafael Lopez Aliaga and will face conservative Keiko Fujimori in the June 7 run off, according to results released with 99.94 percent of votes from the first round in April counted.