Tag: Roberto Sánchez

• Sunday, April 19th 2026 - 23:23 UTC

  Peru elections: Sanchez rules out expropriations, seeks to calm markets as he secures second place

  

  Left-wing presidential candidate Roberto Sánchez, who with 93.48% of ballots counted holds second place in Peru's election and is headed for a June 7 runoff against Keiko Fujimori, ruled out expropriations as part of his governing program and accused economic elites of spreading “financial panic” around his candidacy.

• Wednesday, April 15th 2026 - 23:55 UTC

  Rural vote upends Peru count: leftist Sanchez overtakes Lopez Aliaga and advances to runoff

  

  The count in Peru's presidential election produced a dramatic reversal on Wednesday. With 91% of ballots processed by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), leftist Roberto Sánchez (Juntos por el Perú) surged from sixth to second place, displacing ultraconservative Rafael López Aliaga (Renovación Popular) and positioning himself for the June 7 runoff against Keiko Fujimori (Fuerza Popular), who holds first place with 16.99% of the vote.