Uruguay's left-wing President Yamandú Orsi congratulated Peru's right-wing president-elect, Keiko Fujimori, by phone on her runoff victory, in a contact that bridged the ideological divide in a region where most governments have shifted to the right. The conversation, released by the Office of Peru's President-Elect, came amid the government transition in the Andean country, with the handover set for July 28.

Electoral authority solidifies right-wing Fujimori's narrow victory over leftist Roberto Sanchez.

Voters were primarily concerned with increasing levels of crime, especially extortion by violent organized crime gangs, and Fujimori pledged to combat crime with an iron fist.

After weeks of protests, fraud accusations and review of contested ballots in a razor-thin race, conservative Keiko Fujimori was officially declared the winner of Peru's…

Peru's conservative president-elect Keiko Fujimori on Friday said a "new chapter" was beginning as the highest electoral authority confirmed her narrow victory.

Keiko Fujimori's win reaffirms Latin America's rightward shift, while her leftist opponent Roberto Sanchez says he won't recognise her government.

Die konservative Kandidatin Keiko Fujimori hat die Präsidentschaftswahl in Peru für sich entschieden. Rivale Roberto Sánchez will das Ergebnis aber weiterhin anfechten.

Uruguay's left-wing President Yamandú Orsi congratulated Peru's right-wing president-elect, Keiko Fujimori, by phone on her runoff victory, in a contact that bridged the…

Announcement comes days after Peru's electoral agency certified right-wing Fujimori as winner in razor-thin race.

Taking office on July 28, Keiko Fujimori inherits a nation split between those who back her and those who reject her father's heavy legacy