In the town of Conima, in Peru’s southern Puno region, a coin toss was used to determine the winner of the mayoral election after two candidates received an equal number of votes. The local RPP radio station reported the news.

Ruben Quispe Capajaña, representing the Somos Perú party, and Salomino Mamani, the candidate of the “The Country Belongs to Everyone” party, each received 671 votes. As a result, the candidates finished in a tie.

A coin was used to settle the tie. Ruben Quispe Capajaña was declared the winner and elected mayor of Conima.