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Keiko Fujimori wins Peru presidency by 49,641 votes
Peru’s National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) completed the count of all 92,766 precincts, confirming that right‑wing candidate Keiko Fujimori received 9,223,396 votes (50.135 % of valid votes) and defeated left‑wing rival Roberto Sánchez who obtained 9,173,755 votes (49.865 %). The margin was 49,641 votes, making it the third consecutive Peruvian presidential runoff decided by fewer than 50,000 votes.
The results trigger the formal proclamation by the National Jury of Elections (JNE) scheduled for 3 July, followed by the transfer of credentials on 15 July and inauguration on 28 July. Fujimori’s victory marks the return of Fujimorism to power after 25 years and makes her the first woman elected president of Peru; it is her fourth bid after three prior defeats.
Opposition candidate Sánchez has said he will not recognise the outcome, alleging irregularities in overseas voting and calling for protests and legal challenges. The disputed result adds to Peru’s decade‑long political instability, during which eight presidents have served in ten years.
Colombia’s president‑elect Abelardo De La Espriella publicly congratulated Fujimori, noting shared commitments to democracy, trade and cooperation against trans‑national crime between the two neighboring countries.