{
  "id": 13210587,
  "title": "Lima Mayor Race Lead Stays Under One Point",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/lima-mayor-race-lead-stays-under-one-point",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T20:34:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/lima-mayor-race-lead-stays-under-one-point/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Renovación Popular list, led by Rafael López Aliaga, holds a slim lead over Avanza País in the Lima mayoral race. According to the latest count, the Renovación Popular list has secured 1,446,405 votes, or 27.706%, while Avanza País has received 1,401,070 votes, or 26.838%. The margin between the two lists is 45,335 votes, which equates to 0.868 percentage points. As of Friday 9 October 2026, approximately 92.843% of Lima's 26,351 tally sheets, or actas, have been counted. The race does not require a runoff, so the candidate with the most votes will be declared the winner. A significant portion of the remaining 7.27% of tally sheets, around 1,900, are currently under review by special electoral courts known as JEE. Once these courts resolve the sheets, ONPE will incorporate the votes into the final totals. The interim head of Peru's electoral jury, Bernardo Pachas, anticipates the final results in early November. Prediction markets, such as Polymarket and Kalshi, show López Aliaga with a slightly higher probability of winning, at 90.8% and 87% respectively, compared to Avanza País' 3.4% and 17%. However, these markets reflect trader expectations and are not definitive counts. The final result remains unofficial until the electoral courts complete their review, which is expected by early November.",
  "summary": "Renovación Popular’s list, headed by López Aliaga, leads Lima’s mayor count by 0.868 points with 92.8% counted as courts review about 1,900 sheets. The post Lima Mayor Race Lead Stays Under One Point appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}