Keiko Fujimori declared winner of Peru presidential election weeks after vote - BBC News

The daughter of disgraced president Alberto Fujimori is declared winner of tight race nearly a month after voting took place.

Image source, Getty ImagesByAleks PhillipsPublished4 July 2026Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori has been declared the winner of Peru's tight presidential election, nearly a month after the vote took place.

The 51-year-old won 50.135% of voters' support in the runoff, held on 7 June, to 49.865% for left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez - a margin of less than 50,000 votes, figures certified by Peru's electoral court show.

It is the fourth time the daughter of disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori has sought the South American nation's presidency, promising this time to oversee a crackdown on organised crime.

Her election, coinciding with the election of Abelardo de la Espriella in Colombia, marks a shift towards the right in Latin American politics.

Fujimori said she would assume the role of president "with responsibility, humility and a deep sense of duty".