Conservative Candidate Keiko Fujimori Wins Peru’s Presidential Election in a Runoff
Fujimori won 50.135% of the vote, according to election officials, and pledged to confront rising extortion and organized crime.
- On Friday, July 3, 2026, Peru's top election authority certified President-elect Keiko Fujimori as the winner of the presidential runoff election. She was photographed leaving her home in Lima following the announcement.
- Voters were primarily concerned with surging crime and extortion by violent organized crime gangs. The conservative candidate pledged to combat insecurity with an iron fist, driving support in the runoff.
- Figures released earlier this week showed 100% of ballots tallied, with Fujimori receiving 9,223,000 votes. Roberto earned over 9,173,000 votes in the runoff election.
- She will be Peru's ninth president when she takes office later this month, following 10 years of significant political turnover in the country.
- The president-elect is the daughter of the late Alberto Fujimori, whose government defeated the Shining Path extremist rebel group but later faced corruption convictions.
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With 50.1 percent Keiko Fujimori wins an extremely tight election victory. Congratulations come from Washington. But her left opponent does not want to acknowledge the result.
Four weeks after the extremely tight presidential election in Peru, right-wing politician Keiko Fujimori has been officially proclaimed the new head of state. "I declare Ms. Keiko Sofia Fujimori Higuchi President of the Republic," said Roberto Burneo, head of the election commission at a ceremony in Lima on Friday. Fujimori, for her part, announced the "beginning of a new chapter" in Peru's history. "Peru must restore order on the streets, in in…
Peru's Election Commission has certified Keiko Fujimori's victory in the second round of the presidential election, narrowly defeating her opponent by just 0.27%. She is set to take office later this month, with a campaign focused on combating organized crime and tightening border security.
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Keiko Fujimori declared winner of razor-edge Peru election
Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori has been declared the winner of Peru’s presidential race following a weeks-long vote count that ended with a razor-thin margin of victory in the deeply polarized South American country.
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