Preliminary results from Sunday's presidential runoff election in Peru showed an exceptionally tight race Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez.

LIMA, June ⁠8 (Reuters) - ⁠Leftist ⁠Roberto Sanchez took ​the lead ‌in Peru's presidential ‌race ⁠on ⁠Monday with 50.01% compared ​to Keiko Fujimori's ​49.9% with 93.92% ⁠of ballots ⁠tallied ⁠according to the ​official count.

Peruvians will elect their new president Sunday with polls suggesting a polarized but tight race between hard-right candidate Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez.

This Sunday, at the age of 51, the eldest daughter of Peru’s late former president will make her fourth attempt at winning the presidency in a runoff election

A congressional committee in Peru unanimously approved a bill that would create an administrative process to speed up adoptions for vulnerable children, lawmaker Milagros Jáuregui de Aguayo said.

The results of Peru's presidential election on Sunday could hinge on the votes of small, artisanal gold miners who benefit from loose regulations under an administrative program that was created in 2016 and originally ​slated to end in 2020.

By Alek Buttermann With Peru's presidential run-off still formally unresolved, the contest between conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez has entered its most analytically consequential phase.