Candidates Roberto Sánchez, from Juntos pelo Peru, and Keiko Fujimori, from Força Popular, compete vote by vote in the presidential election in Peru in the second round. The vote was on Sunday (7) and the counting is ongoing. This Saturday (13), the right-wing candidate distanced herself a little further from the left-wing representative. According to data from the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), 98.46% of the ballot boxes were counted. The candidates have a difference of just over 12 thousand votes: Keiko Fujimori: 50.03% Roberto Sánchez: 49.96% See the investigation timeline below: Timeline of the electoral count in Peru. Art/g1 At around 10pm on Sunday, the Peruvian electoral body released the first official data from the count: 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. Then, on Wednesday night (10) Keiko regained the advantage -- of less than one point. Current status of the investigation With 98.4% of the country's ballot boxes counted, official data from the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) indicate that Sánchez has 50.207% of valid votes against 49.793% for Keiko. Now on g1 Considering the polls in which Peruvians voted abroad, the total count is at 98.3% with 50.012% for Keiko and 49.988% for Sánchez. Abroad, 94.573% of the ballots were counted. Keiko has 63.396% against Sánchez's 36.604%. Within the country, in the regions of Ayacucho, Cusco, Loreto, Madre Dios and Ucayali, there are still votes to be counted. In the others, the count has been completed, although the count does not add up to 100%, because part of the ballots will be sent to the Electoral Court. In total, considering the votes cast in Peru and abroad, 1.677% of the votes are still pending counting. 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. Check the performance of the candidates in each Peruvian region on the map this Friday (12): 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".