Peruvian Electoral Tribunal Sets May 15 Deadline for Presidential Vote Count Amid Irregularities
Peru's electoral tribunal has mandated that the country's elections agency, ONPE, complete the vote count for the presidential election by May 15. This decision comes after a highly contested election held on April 12, where more than 30 candidates participated. The top two candidates will advance to a runoff on June 7, as no candidate secured more than half of the votes. Currently, conservative leader Keiko Fujimori leads with 17.05% of the vote, followed by nationalist congressman Roberto Sánchez with 12%, and ultraconservative former mayor Rafael López Aliaiga with 11.91%. The election has been marred by irregularities, prompting authorities to extend voting in some Lima stations and review hundreds of challenged tally sheets. The winner will become Peru's ninth president in a decade, succeeding interim president José María Balcázar. 
