Peruvians who went to the polls this past Sunday to vote in the presidential runoff will not know who their president is until July. One month is how long the National Jury of Elections estimates it will take to review the 1,555 tallies that have been challenged, a spokesman confirmed on Tuesday. Two days after voting, uncertainty over a result that will be decided by about 25,000 votes between the leftist candidate Roberto Sánchez and the right-wing Keiko Fujimori is turning into weariness and allegations of fraud on the streets and social media.

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Peru’s recent history of presidential elections advises caution when the margin is measured in tenths of a percentage point. If anyone knows this better than anyone else, it is Keiko Fujimori, who lost by a hair to Ollanta Humala in 2011, to Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in 2016 and to Pedro Castillo in 2021. That is why, although an exit poll currently gives a slight edge to the leftist Roberto Sánchez —50.3% to 49.7%— the presidential runoff remains open in a race to choose the country’s ninth leader in 10 years.

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An open letter from Zurich, addressed to Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez — the two presidential contenders — has shaken up the runoff election in Peru. New7Wonders, the Switzerland‑based organization that in 2007 created the contest to determine the New Seven Wonders of the World, has reminded Peru that Machu Picchu faces a concrete threat: losing the international recognition that turned the Inca citadel into a magnet for millions of travelers and one of those places one must see at least once in their lives.

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