Peru poll organizers warn of delays in reopening troubled election

Thirteen polling centers were due to reopen at 7:00am local time, but an official told AFP that documents were still being prepared and votes had yet to be cast.

Logistical foul-ups meant tens of thousands of people were unable to vote in Sunday's presidential and legislative elections, prompting a decision to extend voting for a second day.

At one of 13 centers slated to open in Lima, several dozen voters queued around the block as the doors of a polling center briefly opened to allow in staff and election observers.

"I have been queuing since 6:00am and I have to go to work," said 62-year-old Cenaida Ramos as others alleged fraud in the closely fought election.

The extended voting is unlikely to alter the outcome of the presidential race, in which right-wingers Keiko Fujimori and Rafael Lopez Aliaga are expected to pass through to a second round.

With about half the voting centers counted in the 35-candidate race, Fujimori held almost 17 percent of the vote, and Lopez Aliaga 15 percent.