Accion Popular party came out on top in
vote on Sunday, a media exit poll has said.
According to America Television-Ipsos Peru, Accion Popular-AP obtained 11.8% of the votes, followed by Alianza Para el Progreso-APP (8.8%), Partido Morado-PM (8.1%), Podemos Peru-PP (7.4%), Fuerza Popular-FP (7.1%), Somos Peru (7.0%), and FREPAP (7.0%).
Union Por el Peru and Frente Amplio earned 6.2% each, followed by Juntos Por el Peru (5.0%), Democracia Directa (4.0%), Partido Popular Cristiano-PPC (3.4%), Peru Libre (3.3%), and Partido Aprista Peruano-APRA (2.8%).
Trailing behind Avanza Pais received 2.4%, followed by Vamos Peru (2.3%), Peru Patria Segura (2.2%), Peru Nacion (1.4%), Solidaridad Nacional (1.4%), Renacimiento Unido Nacional (1.3%), and Contigo (0.9%).
Based on the results, the following parties would have representation in Congress: Accion Popular (21 seats), Alianza Para el Progreso (13), Fuerza Popular (8), Union Por el Peru (8), Frente Amplio (7), Partido Morado (7), Somos Peru (7), Podemos Peru (6), and FREPAP (6). There are other 47 seats to be defined.
First official results will be released by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) later this evening.
An election exit poll is a poll of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations. Unlike an opinion poll, which asks whom the voter plans to vote for, an exit poll asks whom the voter actually voted for.
It is worth noting polls are not conclusive and might differ from the final result.
Out of the total eligible voters, 23,825,154 live in Peru and 974,239 reside abroad, of which 650,010 are in the Americas, 281,640 in Europa, 36,288 in Asia, 5,980 in Oceania, and 321 in Africa.
The extraordinary parliamentary elections see 21 political parties partake in the process.
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