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Technical and logistical problems mean Peruvians choosing a new president and members of Congress continue to vote on Monday.
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The electoral authorities have granted a one-day extension to more than 50,000 voters who could not cast their ballots on Sunday.
A preliminary count of half the votes that were cast put conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori slightly ahead of the right-wing former mayor of the capital, Lima, Rafael López Aliaga - but the battle for second place is still very close-run.
All candidates are far short of the 50% of votes needed to win outright, making a run-off between the top two candidates on 7 June almost certain.
Voters who experienced problems in Lima and at polling stations abroad - such as in Orlando, Florida and Paterson, New Jersey - will be able to cast their ballots on Monday, the electoral authorities ruled.
Scores of polling stations opened late or, in some cases, not at all.
Peru's current President José María Balcázar said that the company hired to deliver the voting material had failed to do so in time.
Voting is mandatory for Peruvians aged between 18 and 70, and those failing to cast their vote can incur a fine.
In total, more than 27 million of Peruvians were asked to vote for members of both houses of Congress and for a new president.
Whoever wins the presidential race will replace the 83-year-old Balcázar, who has only been in the job since February.
Peru's political establishment has been rocked by a series of scandals and impeachments that have led to the resignations, ousters and impeachments of six presidents in the last decade.
The last president to serve out his term in full was Ollanta Humala, who governed from 2011 to 2016.
Whoever wins this election will have to try to win back the trust of an electorate that is deeply suspicious of politicians, whom they often view as only serving their own interests and contributing to the political instability of the country.
A total of 35 candidates are
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