LIMA, June 7 (Reuters) - An early tally by pollster Ipsos shows that ‌Roberto Sanchez is leading Peru's presidential ‌race with 50.3% compared to Keiko Fujimori's 49.7%, ​a statistical tie according to Ipsos representatives.

The Ipsos quick count uses a representative sampling of polling stations across the country. While ‌not an ⁠official count, the quick count has been an accurate indicator of ⁠the final count in previous elections.

Ipsos showed Fujimori dominating Lima, carrying the urban ​vote and ​the coast, while ​Sanchez swept the ‌rural vote and the sierra - in effect, two electorates pulling in opposite directions.

The result echoes the 2021 runoff, when Fujimori and Pedro Castillo finished roughly 50.1% to ‌49.9% and the proclamation ​dragged on for weeks ​amid nullity ​challenges.

The electoral court reviewed each ‌claim and rejected virtually ​all of ​them, clearing the way for Castillo's proclamation as president-elect. Sanchez served as foreign ​trade and ‌tourism minister in that government.

(Reporting by ​Alexander Villegas and Marco Aquino; ​Editing by Christopher Cushing)