Peru’s two presidential contenders make their final appeals to voters ahead of the June 7 runoff election, in a race described as tight and driven by public anger over rising crime and political instability. Conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez hold rival campaign events in Lima, focusing on their competing claims about what the other side would mean for the country.
Multiple accounts describe an unusually tense atmosphere, with supporters portraying the candidates as threats to Peru’s future—using rhetoric that frames Fujimori’s rival as linked to “communism and terrorism” and casts Sanchez’s side as associated with dictatorial tendencies. The campaigns’ final push takes place against a backdrop of concerns about public security and governance, which shape voter priorities and campaign messaging.
With the runoff election set for Sunday, both candidates seek to consolidate support among undecided voters and their base, emphasizing different solutions while presenting their opponent as a risk to stability.
