Keiko Fujimori is leading the vote count in Peru's general elections following the conclusion of polling on Monday.
As official scrutiny reaches 58 percent of the total vote, Fujimori, representing the Fuerza Popular party, holds 16.9 percent of valid votes.
Rafael López Aliaga, of the Renovación Popular party, follows with 14.08 percent.
If these results are confirmed, Fujimori and López Aliaga will compete in a second-round presidential election on June 7.
Extended voting in Lima and the United States
The election concluded at 4:00 p.m. local time on Monday. This followed an unprecedented decision by the National Jury of Elections (JNE) to mandate an additional day of voting for specific districts.
More than 52,000 citizens in southern Lima were unable to cast their ballots on Sunday because of a shortage of electoral materials. The JNE authorized an extra day of voting for 13 polling locations across the districts of San Juan de Miraflores, Lurín, and Pachacamac.
Voters arrived at these locations in the early hours of Monday morning to participate in the extended session. The process proceeded without major incidents as members of the Armed Forces and the National Police maintained a constant presence to ensure security at the polling stations.
The voting extension also applied to Peruvian consulates in the United States. Polling stations in Paterson and Orlando experienced similar issues with missing electoral materials on Sunday, prompting the decision to extend the window into Monday.
The general election involves 27.3 million Peruvian citizens choosing national authorities for the 2026-2031 term. The current election follows a decade of political volatility in which Peru has seen eight different presidents.
The JNE's decision to allow the extra day represents a rare move in the country's electoral history. Officials monitored the extended sessions closely to ensure the integrity of the 52,000 additional votes.
The official count continues as authorities process the remaining 42 percent of the total votes. The large-scale mobilization of voters in the affected Lima districts required significant coordination between the JNE and local security forces.
The scale of the election, which covers the entire national territory, means that the final results will depend on the processing of these remaining ballots.
