The election in Peru enters the fourth day of counting Keiko Fujimori once again took the lead in counting votes in the second round of Peru's presidential elections this Thursday (11). After three days behind Roberto Sánchez, the conservative candidate has the highest number of votes: 50.002% against 49.998% for the left-wing deputy. Candidates Roberto Sánchez, from Juntos pelo Peru, and Keiko Fujimori, from Força Popular, compete vote by vote in the presidential election in Peru. Voting took place on Sunday (7) and the result should remain undefined until the end. At 6am this Wednesday, the difference between the two was around 20 thousand votes. In the early afternoon, around 1:30 pm, there were just over 4 thousand. Fujimori's turnaround is due to his preference among Peruvians abroad: 63% against Sánchez's 37%. Previously, only 67% of ballot boxes abroad had been opened and counted, now it is 83%. In Peru, 98.20% of the ballots have already been counted. See the investigation timeline below: Timeline of the counting of Peru's presidential elections at 6:30 am on June 10 Art g1 The first official data from the count was released around 10pm on Sunday (7) by the Peruvian electoral body: Keiko Fujimori came out on top, five percentage points ahead of Roberto Sánchez. The difference between the two decreased as the investigation progressed. At around 7am on Monday (8), Keiko had less than a point advantage over Sánchez. At 1:07 pm on Monday, local time, the Juntos pelo Peru candidate overtook Keiko. The electoral authority reported that the release of the final result could take days. Voting in Peru is done with paper ballots. The country has 27.33 million voters eligible to vote. Now on g1 Check the performance of the candidates in each Peruvian region on the map this Tuesday (9): Map shows voting by Roberto Sánchez and Keiko Fujimori in each region of Peru. Art/g1 Candidates' profile Keiko Fujimori is running for the Força Popular party, a party she founded in 2008 to lead the Fujimorist movement. Daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, the candidate is running for president for the fourth time, having been defeated in the second round in the 2011, 2016 and 2021 elections. In the first round vote in 2026, Keiko obtained 17.2% of the valid votes. Keiko Fujimori (left) and Roberto Sánchez (right). Stifs Paucca and Angela Ponce / Reuters Representative Roberto Sánchez, from Juntos pelo Peru, reached the second round after obtaining 12% of the votes in the first round. Sánchez's support base is mainly identified in rural areas and areas far from urban regions. History and electoral context The 2026 elections saw a record 35 presidential candidates in the first round. The process takes place in a scenario in which Peru has registered 9 presidents in 10 years, and constitutional terms should be five years. Survey data indicate that 90% of Peruvians express little or no confidence in the government and the National Congress. Furthermore, only 10% of Peruvians say they are satisfied with democracy in the country, a situation that researchers classify as "chronic distrust".