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Peru: Early Results Show Fujimori, López Aliaga Heading to Presidential Runoff

Is Peru's election a decisive right-wing sweep or is the race still too close to call?

3 days ago·Updated 2 days ago

Peru: Early Results Show Fujimori, López Aliaga Heading to Presidential Runoff

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Above: Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori during a campaign rally in Lima on April 9. Image credit: Sebastian Castaneda/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Right narrative

Peru's right-wing has pulled off a massive win. Voters fed up with leftist politics are on track to put two conservative candidates at the top. Fujimori and López Aliaga heading to a runoff proves the country has shifted decisively away from socialism in a historic rejection of the left.

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Left narrative

Calling this a right-wing sweep is premature. Rural votes are still being counted, Roberto Sánchez is leading in five key regions including Puno, Ayacucho and Cajamarca, and the Ipsos exit poll still places him in second. The runoff picture is far from settled.

La República