Thousands of demonstrators marched through the historic center of Lima and other cities across the country on Saturday to protest against right‑wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, who will face Roberto Sánchez in Peru’s second‑round election on June 7, with protesters carrying flags and photographs of missing relatives and chanting slogans such as “For justice and liberty, Fujimori never again.”

The march brought together members of left and center parties, student associations, workers, pensioners, unions, and relatives of victims of massacres committed during the government of Keiko Fujimori’s late father, former president Alberto Fujimori (1990–2000).

A delegation from the Nation Now party (Ahora Nación), which backs Sánchez and has lent him technical support, participated, as did several delegations from Sánchez’s own Joint for Peru party (Juntos por el Perú).

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Demonstrators marched from Plaza San Martín through several avenues of the capital, reaching near Congress and ending at the Palace of Justice. One group carried a large red‑and‑white Peruvian flag, while others dressed as rats or carried rat dolls to denounce corruption and impunity.

Protesters also rejected calls from some former presidential candidates, such as centrist Jorge Nieto, to spoil their ballots, arguing instead for a clear vote against Fujimori. “Neither blank nor spoiled, Fujimori never again,” they shouted. Similar marches took place in Arequipa and Huancayo.

Hours before the march, Sánchez signed a “Commitment for Peru” with social, union, and political organizations, pledging to confront citizen insecurity, corruption, and democratic deterioration if he wins. The signatories said they would cast a vigilant vote for Sánchez based on defense of democracy, human rights, social justice, economic recovery, and a frontal fight against corruption.

Sánchez’s commitment includes repealing what he calls “pro‑crime laws,” and providing justice and reparations for victims of the internal armed conflict (1980–2000), forced sterilizations under Alberto Fujimori, and social protests of the last five years.

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