Peru Presidential Election Results

May 15, 2026, 20:38
Latin AmericaPolitics

Introduction

The election office finished counting the votes. Now we know the two people in the final election on June 7.

Main Body

Keiko Fujimori is first. She got 17% of the votes. Roberto Sanchez is second. He got 12.031% of the votes. He beat Rafael Lopez Aliaga by a small number of votes. Some people said the count was wrong. Lopez Aliaga said there was a cheat. But experts from Europe said there was no cheat. Now Lopez Aliaga accepts the result. Peru has many problems. The country had eight presidents in ten years. This shows the government is not stable. Both candidates have legal problems. The government is checking if Sanchez stole money. Keiko Fujimori is the daughter of an old president who went to prison.

Conclusion

The office will name the final candidates on May 17. The final vote is on June 7.

Learning

⚡ Quick Focus: Past Tense Action

Look at how the story tells us what happened. To talk about the past, we often add -ed to the action word.

Examples from the text:

  • finish → finished
  • beat → beat (This one is special/irregular!)

The Pattern: Person + Action-ed + Object Example: "The office finished counting."

💡 Word Swap: Simple Descriptions

Instead of using hard words, the text uses simple pairs to describe a situation:

  • Wrong →\rightarrow Not correct
  • Small →\rightarrow Not big
  • Stable →\rightarrow Not changing/Strong

🔍 Key Phrase for A2

"Some people said..."

Use this phrase when you are not 100% sure about a fact, but you know people are talking about it. It is a great way to start a sentence in English.

Vocabulary Learning

election (n.)
a formal decision made by a group of people
Example:The election will decide who is president.
votes (n.)
the marks people make to choose a candidate
Example:She received many votes for her campaign.
office (n.)
a place where work is done
Example:The election office counted the ballots.
final (adj.)
last, the last one
Example:The final result was announced on June 7.
people (n.)
human beings
Example:Many people attended the ceremony.
counting (v.)
adding up numbers
Example:The staff was counting the votes.
finished (adj.)
completed, done
Example:The counting finished at noon.
result (n.)
the outcome of something
Example:The result was surprising.
country (n.)
a nation
Example:Peru is a country in South America.
government (n.)
the group that runs a country
Example:The government decided to change the law.
president (n.)
the leader of a country
Example:The president gave a speech.
money (n.)
currency used for buying things
Example:He stole money from the bank.
prison (n.)
a place where criminals are kept
Example:The former president went to prison.
candidate (n.)
a person who runs for office
Example:The candidate promised to improve schools.
accept (v.)
to agree to something
Example:He accepted the result.
cheat (n.)
an act of dishonesty
Example:The cheat was caught by the police.
wrong (adj.)
not correct
Example:Some people said the count was wrong.
small (adj.)
not big
Example:He won by a small number of votes.
ten (num.)
the number after nine
Example:The country had ten presidents in ten years.
old (adj.)
having lived many years
Example:The old president was once popular.
two (num.)
the number after one
Example:There were two candidates.
eight (num.)
the number after seven
Example:The country had eight presidents in ten years.
May (n.)
a month of the year
Example:The office will name the final candidates on May 17.
June (n.)
a month of the year
Example:The final vote is on June 7.
Peru (n.)
a country in South America
Example:Peru has many problems.