Logistical issues prevented some 63,000 Peruvians from voting in the April 12 general election and led authorities to adopt an unprecedented measure of extending voting in affected electoral zones until April 13, El Pais reported on April 12. With 53.2% of the ballots counted, center-right candidate Keiko Fujimori had 16.9% of the vote, far-right populist candidate Rafael Lopez Aliaga had 14.5% and center‑left candidate Jorge Nieto had ⁠12.8%.

Peruvians voted on April 12 to elect a president, two vice presidents, the 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies and, for the first time in over three decades, a 60-seat Senate. The presidential race is characterized by severe political fragmentation, with a record 35 candidates. Meanwhile, a logistics contractor failed to deliver voting material to more than 50 polling stations in metropolitan Lima. In recent presidential elections, the vote difference between the winner and the runner-up has been fewer than 50,000. The issues occur amid heightened political instability and broad popular dissatisfaction with Peru's political establishment and institutions. Peru has had eight presidents over the past 10 years, and three since October 2025.