Keiko Fujimori wins Peru's presidency as the full count confirms her by 49,641 votes

MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

Tuesday, June 30th 2026 - 07:39 UTC

With the count closed, Fujimori is the president-elect, though the official proclamation falls to the National Jury of Elections (JNE), scheduled for Friday, July 3

Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) on Monday closed the count of the presidential runoff at 100% of the tally sheets and confirmed the victory of right-wing Keiko Fujimori over left-wing Roberto Sánchez, 22 days after the June 7 vote. The Fuerza Popular leader obtained 50.14% of valid votes against her rival's 49.87%, a difference of 49,641 ballots, in one of the closest elections in the country's recent history.

With the count closed, Fujimori is the president-elect, though the official proclamation falls to the National Jury of Elections (JNE), scheduled for Friday, July 3. Credentials will be handed over on July 15 and the inauguration will take place on July 28, for the 2026-2031 term. “The ONPE has reached 100% of the tally sheets counted. We await the JNE's proclamation with great humility, prudence and responsibility,” Fujimori wrote on the social network X.