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Peruvians are choosing between presidential candidates with starkly different views. Keiko Fujimori, a conservative and daughter of a disgraced former president, faces nationalist lawmaker Roberto Sánchez. Official results may take days.
Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, of the Popular Force party, waves after voting during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, of the Popular Force party, waves after voting during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
A police officers guard the site where presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori of the Popular Force party meets supporters for breakfast during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
A police officers guard the site where presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori of the Popular Force party meets supporters for breakfast during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez of the Together for Peru party looks at his wife Claudia Pinazzo before voting during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Paredes)
Presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez of the Together for Peru party looks at his wife Claudia Pinazzo before voting during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Paredes)
Jose Ludoweieg, 98, casts his ballot accompanied by his granddaughter, Gabriela Bellido, during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026.(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Jose Ludoweieg, 98, casts his ballot accompanied by his granddaughter, Gabriela Bellido, during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026.(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez of the Together for Peru party displays his ballot during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Paredes)
Presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez of the Together for Peru party displays his ballot during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Paredes)
Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori of the Popular Force party waves after voting during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori of the Popular Force party waves after voting during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Luis Galarreta, the vice-presidential running mate of Keiko Fujimori, and Senator-elect Miguel Angel Torres, right, speak after polls closed in the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Luis Galarreta, the vice-presidential running mate of Keiko Fujimori, and Senator-elect Miguel Angel Torres, right, speak after polls closed in the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez of the Together for Peru party arrives at Barbadillo Prison to visit former President Pedro Castillo after voting during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez of the Together for Peru party arrives at Barbadillo Prison to visit former President Pedro Castillo after voting during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A voter, seen through a window reflecting San Juan de Miraflores district, marks a ballot during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A voter, seen through a window reflecting San Juan de Miraflores district, marks a ballot during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)