{"id":504765,"date":"2026-04-14T22:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/candidate-roberto-sanchez-rejects-fraud-and-calls-for-respect-for-the-vote-of-deep-peru\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T22:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:58:15","slug":"candidate-roberto-sanchez-rejects-fraud-and-calls-for-respect-for-the-vote-of-deep-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/candidate-roberto-sanchez-rejects-fraud-and-calls-for-respect-for-the-vote-of-deep-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate Roberto S\u00e1nchez rejects fraud and calls for respect for the vote of \"deep Peru\""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Lima .-<\/strong> Left-wing presidential candidate Roberto S\u00e1nchez rejected on Tuesday the accusation that he is preparing a \"forazo\" (electoral fraud) in the general elections of Peru, and, instead, asked for respect for the popular vote of \"deep Peru\" which, according to his calculations, places him in a second round with right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori.<\/p>\n\n\nThe candidate of Juntos por el&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/efe.com\/noticias\/peru\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Per\u00fa&nbsp;<\/a>responded to the statements of the far-right candidate Rafael L\u00f3pez Aliaga, who denounced to the press that S\u00e1nchez was preparing a \u00abanforazo\u00bb (electoral fraud) and that his candidacy had allegedly suffered the theft of a million votes, after learning that the leftist candidate could snatch away the possibility of going to a second presidential round.\n\n\u00abWe reject these absolutely irresponsible words\u00bb, said S\u00e1nchez, former minister of the deposed and sentenced former president Pedro Castillo (2021-2022) and who proposes his release as the first measure of a possible government.\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-la-alerta-de-roberto-sanchez\"><strong>Roberto S\u00e1nchez's Alert<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\nThe candidate added that as he represents a popular movement, they attribute a supposed fraud to him and warn with \"fear\" and \"dread\".\n\nIn that sense, S\u00e1nchez demanded respect for the popular vote and pointed out that if any Peruvian \"believes that there is any evidence of malicious action, show that evidence.\"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/OBJ_20260413T204928S0012I_1_1_1_43_3_1.webp?resize=900%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2621627\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">El candidato a la presidencia de Per\u00fa del partido Juntos por el Per\u00fa, Roberto S\u00e1nchez (c), habla durante una rueda de prensa este martes, en Lima (Per\u00fa). EFE\/ Fernando Gimeno<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\nHe affirmed that his voters are in the south of the country, in the rural area, the Amazon and the central Andes, where some of the least favored social strata are concentrated.\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We recommend reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/enlaces\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"491852\">At least seven dead in retaliation for the arrest of a gang member in southeastern Haiti<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/category\/internacionales\/\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nFor this reason, S\u00e1nchez stated that they are \"calm and serene\" because they trust their projection of 12.8% of valid votes, based on their own count of voting records, which practically puts them in the second round of the presidential election, along with Fujimori.\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-esten-vigilantes-a-nuestro-llamado\"><strong>\"Be vigilant to our call\"<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\nS\u00e1nchez insisted: \"we have blind faith in the data we have\", but that \"if you are beaten democratically, you have to accept it\".\n\n\u00abWe call upon all of Peru, the social forces, we will be attentive, be vigilant to our call because as soon as we have an indication of wanting to attack the vote, we will call for the defense (of the suffrage)\u00bb, he stated.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/OBJ_20260413T203428S0024I_1_1_1_43_3_1.webp?resize=900%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Roberto S\u00e1nchez elecciones per\u00fa\" class=\"wp-image-2621626\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">El candidato a la presidencia de Per\u00fa del partido Juntos por el Per\u00fa, Roberto S\u00e1nchez (c), habla durante una rueda de prensa este martes, en Lima (Per\u00fa). EFE\/ Fernando Gimeno<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\nLikewise, S\u00e1nchez greeted the other political forces that have shown respect for the popular vote and recalled that electoral observers have reiterated that \"there is no evidence of a will to fraud\" in the elections of April 12. \"The vote of deep Peru will be respected\", remarked the presidential candidate.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-gestor-del-servicio wp-block-embed-gestor-del-servicio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=X5t4rNWSSJY%3Fenablejsapi%3D1%26autoplay%3D0%26cc_load_policy%3D0%26cc_lang_pref%3D%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26loop%3D0%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26playsinline%3D0%26autohide%3D2%26theme%3Ddark%26color%3Dred%26controls%3D1%26disablekb%3D0%26\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nAccording to the latest official count of the elections in Peru at 79.8% of the ballots, Keiko Fujimori leads the vote with 16.8%, followed by Rafael L\u00f3pez Aliaga with 12.5%, centrist candidate Jorge Nieto with 11.6% and leftist Roberto S\u00e1nchez with 10.7%.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lima .- Left-wing presidential candidate Roberto S\u00e1nchez rejected on Tuesday the accusation that he is preparing a &#8220;forazo&#8221; (electoral fraud) in the general elections of Peru, and, instead, asked for respect for the popular vote of &#8220;deep Peru&#8221; which, according to his calculations, places him in a second round with right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori. 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