Keiko Fujimori, the conservative politician and daughter of the former president, was declared the winner Friday of Peru's presidential runoff election.Fujimori, 51, will take office later this month as Peru's ninth president in 10 years.This was her fourth bid for the position, following years of political instability in the country.Fujimori thanked her supporters in a post on X announcing the conclusion of the election.STATE DEPARTMENT CONGRATULATES KEIKO FUJIMORI AS PERU'S PRESIDENT-ELECT FOLLOWING RAZOR-THIN VOTE COUNTPeru's conservative Keiko Fujimori addresses the media at her party's Popular Force headquarters.
On Friday, she was declared the winner in the country's presidential runoff.(Reuters)"I receive with profound gratitude the trust that millions of Peruvians have placed in me.
A new stage begins.We assume it with responsibility, humility, and a deep sense of duty," she wrote.
"Each day of this transition process is an opportunity to listen, engage in dialogue, and arrive prepared at the start of the new government.Through these accounts, we will share the progress of this stage and the work we have been carrying out.
I invite you to join us."Plenary of the National Elections Jury (JNE) on Friday proclaimed Keiko Fujimori as the winner of the presidential runoff following the June 7 election, in Lima, Peru.(Reuters)Peru's top election authority certified the results Friday.
Fujimori received 9,223,000 votes, or 50.14% of the total, while nationalist congressman Roberto Sánchez earned over 9,173,000 votes, or 49.87%, the Associated Press reported.She made it to the runoff after defeating 33 other candidates in April.TRUMP ADMIN BACKS BOLIVIA STATE OF EMERGENCY AS LEFTIST EX-LEADER'S LOYALISTS FRACTURE NATIONSupporters of Keiko Fujimori, for the Fuerza Popular party, shout slogans outside the Lima Convention Center ahead of her debate with Roberto Sanchez, for the Juntos por el Peru party, in Lima on May 31, 2026.Peru will hold the presidential run...