The National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) announced this Sunday night the extension of voting hours until tomorrow, Monday, with the aim of guaranteeing that all citizens can exercise their right to vote in the general elections of Peru 2026.
The measure responds to the delays registered at several tables in Lima and logistical difficulties in regions in the interior of the country. With this decision, voters will have an additional day to go to the polls.
The official count is advancing slowly, but the first reports show Keiko Fujimori as the candidate who leads the voting intention.
The ONPE stressed that the results are not yet final and that the scrutiny process will continue during the next few hours.
A second electoral round is anticipated, although it has not yet been confirmed who the candidates who will contest it will be.
More than 27 million Peruvians were called to participate in these elections this Sunday.
With 35 candidates in the race and none capable of exciting a majority, the country faces a fragmented election, marked by citizen fatigue and the feeling that, whoever wins, the underlying problem will remain intact.
Since 2016, Peru has had a string of presidents who fail to finish their terms or who end up caught up in scandals.
The result: a formal democracy, but increasingly weakened in practice.
Keiko Fujimori appears again in the race, trying to capitalize on a loyal but insufficient electorate. Rafael López Aliaga opts for a tough speech. And outsider figures seek to sneak into the general discontent.
