LIMA – Conservative businessman Rafael Lopez Aliaga has emerged as the frontrunner in Peru’s presidential election, capturing 23.4% of votes according to preliminary official tallies released Sunday.
Center-left contender Jorge Nieto holds second place with 16.4% of the vote, while conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori follows closely behind at 16.1%. These results reflect counting from 5% of all ballots cast.
Since no candidate has secured the 50% majority required for an outright victory, the top two vote-getters will face off in a runoff election set for June 7.
