Petro comes forward and congratulates Sánchez for victory without official results: “He talks too much and gets into issues that do not concern him”

“Progressivism has just won the presidency of Peru and has defeated the most extreme right-wing force in that country, the one represented by the Fujimori family” (sic), the Colombian president wrote on the social network X.

In the same publication, Petro pointed out that the imprisoned former president Pedro Castillo was “vindicated” in the vote and announced that he would “completely restore diplomatic relations” with Peru and that he would “request the new president” to initiate the merger of the “Andean Pact” with Mercosur.

The Colombian president’s message was uploaded to The final proclamation of the winner of the elections will only take place in mid-July due to the current regulatory framework.

At the closing of this note, the ONPE had computed 94.3% of the records, which showed Roberto Sánchez in the lead with 50.04% of the votes, while Keiko Fujimori stood at 49.96%. Only 3.5% of the records coming from abroad had been processed.

For Francisco Belaunde, a specialist in international law and geopolitics, Petro’s haste around the Peruvian elections would not be due to a calculated act or in consultation with his advisors, but rather it would be “an impulse and euphoria” quite typical of his personality.

“It is an impulsive and vehement reaction like the ones that the Colombian president usually has. Petro talks too much and tweets too much, getting into issues that do not concern him,” says Belaunde.

“Unfortunately, it has become customary for some leaders to give their opinion on elections in other countries, Trump does it and Petro also does it very frequently. The principle of non-intervention in the internal affairs of states is violated,” adds the internationalist.

When asked if comments of this type could affect relations between Peru and Colombia, Belaunde indicated that in the worst scenario it is something feasible. The analyst cited as an example the case of the diplomatic break with Mexico after Pedro Castillo’s failed self-coup, although he clarified that in the current context it is difficult for something like this to happen.

“Petro has little time left in power and perhaps the Peruvian government could react with a note of protest,” he mentions.