Peru: Peru presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez casts vote in Lima.

SHOTLIST: LIMA, PERU (JUNE 7, 2026) 1. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ROBERTO SANCHEZ CASTING BALLOT (TWO SHOTS) 2. PEOPLE VOTING AT POLLING STATION (TWO SHOTS)LIMA, PERU - JUNE 7, 2026: Peruvian presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez cast his vote at the Maria Reiche school in the capital Lima on Sunday, June 7. Sanchez is a member of the Together for Peru party, which is led by former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo. Polls opened in Peru Sunday in a runoff between presidential candidates Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sanchez, with the winner poised to be the country’s ninth leader in a decade Fujimori's right-wing Popular Force party secured 17% of the vote, while Sanchez's leftist Together for Peru clinched 12% among more than two dozen candidates in the first round of elections held in April. Front-runner Fujimori, 51, is the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, who governed the country from 1990 to 2000. Keiko Fujimori has campaigned on law and order, promising to crack down on surging crime and violent extortions, while vowing to attract foreign investment and slash red tape. Her challenger, Roberto Sanchez, 57, served as a minister under jailed ex-President Pedro Castillo. He has pledged greater state oversight of Peru's natural resources, a wealth tax on Peru's wealthiest, and a rewriting of the constitution. The winner in Sunday's election, which began at 7 am local time (1200GMT) and is set to continue for 10 hours in the country of over 27 million voters, will be inaugurated on July 28 for a five-year term.