An unknown number of polling stations will reopen after a logistical problem prevented around 63,000 people from voting.
While polling stations were still open on Sunday, police and prosecutors went to the election authority's headquarters to investigate why voting materials had not been delivered. Polling stations were kept open longer than planned on Sunday due to the problems.
According to exit polls, Peruvian right-wing politician Keiko Fujimori, who is the daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, appears to have received the most votes in the presidential election, with around 16 percent. According to the polls, the race for second place, and therefore who would advance to the second round in June, is very close. A total of 35 candidates are running in the first round of the presidential election, including a former minister and a comedian.
More than 27 million people are eligible to vote in Peru.
A crime wave is sweeping the South American country, corruption is rampant and distrust of politicians is deep among young voters. In addition, political problems have meant that the gate to the presidential palace has become a revolving door. This is the ninth president to be elected in the country in ten years.
