Presidential candidate Roberto Sánchez declared today that he is confident in overcoming the slight advantage held by neoliberal candidate Keiko Fujimori, who remains in a technical tie according to exit polls.

He made the statement after visiting former President Pedro Castillo in prison and waiting with him for the first figures from private sources. He recalled that in 2021, a similar exit poll also showed a technical tie with a margin similar to the current one, but in the end Castillo defeated the same rival.

At that time, Ipsos’ exit poll showed 50.3% in her favor and 49.7% for Castillo. Today’s poll from the same firm registered 50.7% for Fujimori and 49.3% for Sánchez.

He noted that polls undercount votes in his favor, so it is necessary to wait for the official count and the entire procedure before the results are certified.

He said he is pleased with the progress of his campaign, particularly in Metropolitan Lima, where he received barely 3% of the vote in the first round on April 12 but rose to more than 33% today.

He also called for the monitoring and defense of the popular vote to undertake what he calls the recovery of democracy after a decade of Fujimori hegemony that has almost completely taken over the state apparatus.

While his rival remained silent at home, Sánchez, after visiting Castillo, headed to the city center to meet with allied leftist and centrist forces, according to reports, to coordinate measures to defend the vote.