Keiko Fujimori wins Peru presidential election

LIMA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 30th Jun, 2026) Keiko Fujimori, the candidate of the right-wing Popular Force party, has won the second round of Peru's presidential election.

Following the announcement of her victory over left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez, Peru's President-elect pledged to restore "order and hope" to the Latin American country.

The final results showed that Fujimori defeated Sánchez by a narrow margin of fewer than 50,000 votes out of more than 18 million ballots cast.

Fujimori is scheduled to assume office on 28th July for a five-year presidential term.