Peru's neck-and-neck presidential election pitting conservative Keiko Fujimori against leftist Roberto Sanchez is one of the tightest leadership contests Latin America has seen in decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/16/world/politics/peru-election-latin-america-closest-votes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #peru #keikofujimori #robertosanchez #southamerica
Peru election is one of Latin America’s closest votes

With over 98.5% of votes counted, Keiko Fujimori leads by just 18,478 ballots — or 0.1 percentage point — according to Peru’s Office of Electoral Processes.

The Japan Times