2026 Presidential Runoff Debate: Latest LIVE News
According to the Datum simulation: Keiko Fujimori reaches 52.9% and Roberto Sánchez 47.1% in valid votes. The poll reflects a high level of indecision with 24.9% blank or spoiled votes just days before the election.
One day before the debate, Roberto Sánchez visited the Gamarra emporium. The candidate was accompanied by Pedro Francke and Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros.
The JNE announced the electoral restrictions that will come into effect from June 1 in preparation for the presidential runoff on Sunday, June 7
- Datum Poll: 57% consider the debate will be decisive in defining their vote
In the final stretch of this short campaign for the runoff, tonight’s presidential debate could tip the scales and ultimately decide who will govern the country. This is not speculation. More than half of Peruvians – specifically, 57% – consider the event will be decisive in defining their vote, according to a Datum Internacional poll for El Comercio. The figures also show a still tight race
For today’s debate, each candidate will have a total of 32 minutes.
Remember there will be street closures near the Convention Center in San Borja.
- The National Jury of Elections explains the ethical commitment of the candidates regarding their participation in today’s debate, Sunday, May 31.
- The electoral event will cover topics such as citizen security, strengthening the democratic state and human rights, education and health, closing with the economy, employment, and poverty reduction.
- What topics will be debated this Sunday, May 31?
- • Citizen security
- • Strengthening the democratic state and human rights
- • Education and health
- • Economy, employment, and poverty reduction
Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez confront proposals this Sunday ahead of the runoff
According to the draw held last week at the National Jury of Elections (JNE), Roberto Sánchez will make his presentation first, followed by Keiko Fujimori.
At the conclusion of the confrontation on the thematic axes, the Fuerza Popular candidate will close the debate with a final message. Previously, the Juntos por el Perú candidate will do the same.
The presidential debate, one week before the runoff, will take place at the Lima Convention Center in San Borja.
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The moderators of the presidential debate prior to the runoff will be journalists Angélica Valdés and Carlos Villarreal.
The JNE estimates the debate will last one hour and five minutes.
The order and topics were agreed upon with both candidates in coordination meetings prior to organizing the debate.
The presidential runoff debate will begin at 8 p.m. this Sunday, May 31
- The topics to be debated by the presidential candidates will be the following:
- Citizen security
- Strengthening the democratic state and human rights
- Education and health
- Economy, employment, and poverty reduction
The presidential runoff will take place on Sunday, June 7. The candidate who obtains the most votes will be the new president-elect and will take office on July 28.
Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez managed to advance to the presidential runoff after securing the top two spots in the general elections held last April 12. The Fuerza Popular candidate obtained 2,877,678 votes (17.192%), while the Juntos por el Perú representative reached 2,015,114 votes (12.039%).
The debate prior to the runoff will be broadcast live on the official JNE channels and also on TV Perú. You can follow the online updates of the event in this same note from El Comercio.
According to the National Jury of Elections (JNE), the event will take place on Sunday, May 31, at 8 p.m., at the Lima Convention Center, located in the San Borja district.
The candidates Keiko Fujimori (Fuerza Popular) and Roberto Sánchez (Juntos por el Perú) will be the protagonists of the presidential debate prior to the 2026 runoff, in which Peruvians will choose the new president for the next five years.
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