Top Peru Candidates in Dead Heat to Face Fujimori in Runoff

Voters wait in line outside a polling station during the second day of general elections voting in Lima on April 13. — Voters wait in line outside a polling station during the second day of general elections voting in Lima on April 13.Photographer: Sebastian Castaneda/Bloomberg

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By Carla Samon Ros and Marcelo Rochabrun

April 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM UTC

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April 13, 2026 at 11:53 PM UTC

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The race to take on conservative Keiko Fujimori in Peru’s presidential runoff remained deadlocked Monday, with thousands of Peruvians still voting because of logistical mishaps a day earlier.