🗳🇵🇪 IAPEE experts joined the international observation of Peru’s presidential election

As of this morning, vote counting from yesterday’s presidential runoff in Peru is still underway, with no official winner declared. The two leading candidates — right-wing populist Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori, and leftist lawmaker Roberto Sanchez — are separated by less than one percentage point.

With over 90% of ballots tallied, the outcome hinges on the remaining votes from remote rural areas, which are expected to favor Sanchez. Both campaigns have urged calm while also claiming irregularities, though international observers have noted no evidence of widespread fraud. A final result is not expected until later today at the earliest.

🌏 Members of the International Association of Political and Electoral Expertise (IAPEE), with the support of the Electoral Observatory of the National University of La Plata (OEEPI-UNLP), served as observers at overseas polling stations during the election.

🌎A total of four observers, representing four countries, took part in the mission.