Fujimori, Sanchez Officially Declared Peru’s Runoff Candidates

Peruvian electoral authorities officially confirmed conservative Keiko Fujimori and left-wing lawmaker Roberto Sánchez as candidates for a presidential runoff election on June 7, more than a month after the first round was held.

With all ballots counted, Fujimori took 17.2% of the vote in the first round on April 12, the National Jury of Elections announced Sunday in Lima. The daughter of the late President Alberto Fujimori is making her fourth bid for the presidency after finishing second in each of Peru’s last three elections.