Elections Ended in a Tie – and the Mayoralty Was Decided by a Coin Toss

Local elections in the Conima district of Peru ended in an exact tie of 671 votes for each candidate. The electoral commission decided the winner by a public coin toss, which awarded the mayoralty to Rubén Quispe Ccapaña. The losing candidate, Solimano Mamani Quispe, called for a change in the law.

Local elections in the Conima district of Peru ended in a rare tie: both candidates, Rubén Quispe Ccapaña of the "We Are Peru" party and Solimano Mamani Quispe of the "Country for All" party, received exactly 671 votes each, representing 27.739% of valid votes. The special electoral commission of Huancané organized a public lottery by tossing a one-sol coin, which decided the victory for Ccapaña. The losing candidate, Mamani, expressed dissatisfaction with the procedure and called on Congress to change the law to require a runoff in case of ties. The winner, Ccapaña, made a brief statement about his intention to work for the welfare of the residents. The event recalls a similar precedent from 2022 in the Corcoya district.