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Photo Finish in Peru: Fujimori Overtakes Sánchez by 922 Votes — and Expats Will Decide the Rest

Keiko Fujimori has overtaken Roberto Sánchez by just 922 votes in Peru's presidential runoff with 98.23% counted. Overseas ballots that have arrived in Lima could decide the presidency — though an official winner may not be declared until July.

Latin Times

Peru's Election Could Be Decided Abroad: How Millions of Immigrant Voters in the U.S. and Other Countries May Choose the Next President

Peru's next president may be chosen not only in Lima, Cusco or the Andean highlands, but also in New Jersey, Madrid, Santiago, Buenos Aires and Tokyo. With Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez locked in a razor-thin runoff, the vote from abroad has become one of the most watched pieces of…

Latin Times

Razor-Thin in Peru: Sanchez Leads Count With 95% of Votes Tallied

Exit polls in Peru's presidential runoff show a statistical tie, with Keiko Fujimori narrowly ahead of Roberto Sanchez as ONPE begins its official count. Here are the numbers, the results timeline and reports from the day.

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Peru Votes in a Knife-Edge Presidential Runoff as Fujimori and Sanchez Battle for the Palace

More than 27 million Peruvians vote today in a tight presidential runoff between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sanchez, marked by opening delays, a heavy security deployment and polls showing a statistical tie. Here is how the day is unfolding and when results are due.

Latin Times

Polls open in tight Peru presidential runoff

LIMA - Polls opened in Peru's presidential runoff Sunday, with crime and political instability dominating a race to choose the country's ninth leader in a decade.

Bangkok Post

Peru votes for president in tight runoff between conservative Fujimori, leftist Sanchez

Polls open for the final round of Peru's presidential elections on Sunday, with voters set to choose the country's ninth leader in 10 years. Following a first-round vote marred by logistical problems and fraud allegations, voters will choose between conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez.

France 24

Peru's 2026 Presidential Runoff Is Days Away — And the Polls Say It's Anyone's Race

With Sunday's vote fast approaching, the latest surveys show Keiko Fujimori holding a narrow lead over Roberto Sánchez — but the massive undecided bloc could still upend everything.

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A very strong El Niño may be approaching. Here’s what it could mean for the world’s weather

El Niño is a recurring climate event with impacts across the globe. It has three phases: one cold (known as La Niña), one neutral, and one warm (El Niño).

The Conversation

El Nino set to fuel record global temperatures as UN issues urgent climate change warning

An El Nino event this year is likely to take place between June and August 2026

The Independent UK

Peru clowns fill Lima streets for annual Day of Laughter parade

Peru celebrated its annual Clown Day on 25 May as hundreds of performers in red noses and colourful wigs paraded through the historic centre of Lima, turning the Plaza de Armas into a lively stage of music.

Euronews

A Designer's Guide to the Coolest Things to See and Do in Lima, Peru

RF Studio's Rafael Freyre shows us the many layers of the city that shaped his exploration of "material, light, and landscape"

Livingetc

Meet Peru’s potato guardians, fighting to protect the country’s beloved tubers against climate change

From high in the Andean mountains to the tables of Lima, Emma Henderson traces the humble potato from it traditional roots to the menus of Peru's best restaurants

The Independent UK

Solar booms in industrial US midwest as energy crisis persists

Electricity has become one of the most important commodities in the region thanks to demand from datacenters, Iran war and rising utility charges

The Guardian - US

Peru election dispute deepens amid slow ballot count

Peru saw hundreds of protesters gather outside the Electoral Tribunal in Lima on Tuesday 15 April 2026, demanding a rerun of the presidential election after voting disruptions delayed the process.

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Peruvian presidential election results delayed as tens of thousands get one-day voting extension

Peruvian voters will now have to wait at least one additional day to learn the results of the country’s presidential elections due to an issue authorities said was logistical, which left thousands of people unable to vote on Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

Peruvians go to polls hoping to break cycle of instability

Crime and corruption top voter concerns in highly unpredictable election with 35 candidates for president

The Guardian - UK

‘Even more beautiful than I imagined’: the nifty Japanese printing gadget uniting artists worldwide

It’s fast, affordable and its colours are as vivid as screenprints. Designer and risograph devotee Gabriella Marcella talks about founding Riso Club, connecting device users from New York, London, Damascus, Kyiv, Lille, Lima and beyond

The Guardian - UK

One dead and dozens injured at Peru football stadium during pre-match event

Initial reports suggested parts of arena’s wall had collapsed, but Alianza Lima says there were no structural failures

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Alfredo Bryce Echenique, the last great pen of the Latin American 'boom' dies

The Peruvian writer has died at the age of 87 in Lima. Author of "A World for Julius", he leaves behind a work marked by irony, memory and social criticism.

The Independent UK

Peru: So enticing, yet so hard to reach in a reasonable time

Plane Talk: South America has many rewards, but getting there can be gruelling

The Guardian - US

Peru’s interim president embroiled in scandal over secret meetings with Chinese businessmen

Opposition lawmakers say they will seek to impeach José Jerí over undisclosed meetings in Lima’s Chinatown

International Business Times UK

Peruvian Shamans Predict Trump To Fall Gravely Ill In 2026

Peruvian shamans have foreseen a serious illness for US President Donald Trump in 2026 during a traditional ritual on a Lima beach.

Euronews

Peruvian shamans offer predictions on global conflicts and leaders for 2026

During an annual ritual in Lima, Peruvian shamans predicted continued global conflicts in 2026 and political change in Venezuela, while calling for peace and stability worldwide.

Latin Times

Shock Horror: Singer Electrocuted Live on Stage in Peru, As Fans Panic as He Collapsed

Lead singer Carlos "Mono" Suarez of Peruvian rock band Mi Major Amigo Scott was hospitalized after an electric shock from a faulty microphone during a live show in Lima. Treated for first-degree burns, Suarez remains conscious and urges improved safety to prevent future incidents in the independent music scene.

Newslaundry

Standoff at COP30 as conservatives push to equate gender with biological sex

Negotiations over the strengthened Gender Action Plan (GAP) have entered a tense phase at the COP30 climate summit after disputes broke out on how to define gender. A conservative bloc is seeking to reduce the definition to biological sex — a shift that would erase trans and non-binary people from…

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