Peruvian voters will head to the polls tomorrow to elect the country’s next president for the 2026–2031 term. According to recent surveys, the race between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sanchez is expected to be extremely close.
The Peruvian people will vote to choose their new president in a runoff election between right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, who received the most votes in the first round, and left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez, who finished second.
The fact that Peru has had eight different presidents over the past decade has weakened public confidence in the country’s political institutions. At the same time, the growing influence of organized crime groups, extortion cases, and rising homicide rates have become major issues in the election campaign. Public opinion surveys indicate that security concerns have surpassed corruption and economic challenges as the primary factor influencing voter preferences.
Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, is running for president for the fourth time as the candidate of the Popular Force Party. To prevent a repeat of the irregularities alleged during the first round of voting, Fujimori announced that her party aims to deploy 100,000 polling station observers. Throughout the campaign, she has focused heavily on security and economic policies.
Fujimori advocates tougher measures against crime, expanded powers for the military, and stricter prison regulations. On the economic front, she promises reforms to encourage mining investments, attract more foreign capital, and support job creation.
Her opponent, Roberto Sanchez, has campaigned on promises of social justice, a stronger role for the state in the economy, and constitutional reform. As the candidate of the Unity for Peru Party, Sanchez supports greater state oversight of strategic sectors such as natural gas and mining.
Arguing that security problems cannot be solved through policing measures alone, Sanchez emphasizes that reducing poverty and unemployment should be the top priority in combating crime. He also proposes the creation of a Constituent Assembly to replace the 1993 Constitution, which was enacted during the presidency of Alberto Fujimori.
According to the average of the latest public opinion polls published in June, Keiko Fujimori enjoys 50.4 percent support, while Roberto Sanchez stands at 49.6 percent. The surveys suggest that the contest to determine Peru’s next president could become one of the closest and most fiercely contested elections in recent years.