Peru Coin Toss Decides Mayoral Race After Exact Vote Tie

A coin toss decided the mayoral election in Peru's Conima district after two candidates received exactly 671 votes each, with Ruben Quispe Capajana declared the winner. The tie-breaking method is legally permitted under Peruvian electoral law. The National Office of Electoral Processes confirmed both candidates won 27.739 percent of the vote. A public draw was held on November 4, where an electoral official tossed a sol coin, favoring Quispe of the Somos Peru party over rival Salomino Mamani Quispe. Peru's municipal election law mandates a lottery to resolve ties, and a October 28 decree standardized the use of a sol coin. The defeated candidate has called for electoral reforms allowing runoff votes instead, though similar procedures were used in 2010, 2014, and 2022.