Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori has won Peru’s presidential election, according to the final vote count released on Monday, bringing to an end a tally that stretched for more than three weeks after the June 7 runoff.

Fujimori, daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, secured 50.1% of the vote, finishing 49,641 votes ahead of left-wing rival Roberto Sánchez — a margin of just 0.27 percentage points.

The two candidates advanced to the runoff after finishing first and second in the April 12 general election, which featured 35 presidential hopefuls and reflected the country’s deep political fragmentation and prolonged institutional crisis.

Both rounds of voting were marked by unusually slow vote counts, razor-thin margins between the leading candidates, and allegations of electoral fraud, all of which were rejected by Peru’s electoral authorities.

Although the count has now been completed and published on the website of the National Office of Electoral Processes, the result will only become official once it is formally certified in the coming days.

“We will await the National Elections Jury with great humility, prudence, and responsibility. We are getting closer and closer to embarking on a path of order and hope for all Peruvians,” Fujimori wrote in an X post.

Roberto Burneo, head of the National Elections Jury, said the official proclamation would take place no later than July 3. Fujimori and vice president-elect Luis Galarreta are expected to receive their credentials on July 15, a step that will formalize them as the leaders of the administration set to begin on July 28.

Burneo also reiterated that there is no evidence supporting claims of fraud, adding that any allegations must be backed by formal complaints and supporting evidence.

In recent days, Sánchez said he would “not recognize” a Fujimori administration, alleging that the runoff had been affected by “ongoing fraud.” His comments came after Fujimori established an insurmountable lead in the count last week.

Keiko’s fourth attempt

The election marks Fujimori’s fourth consecutive presidential bid. She reached the runoff in each of her previous campaigns but had been defeated every time until now.

She also becomes Peru’s first woman elected president and is set to govern alongside Galarreta through 2031. Dina Boluarte, who was elected vice president of Peru in 2021, was the first woman to hold that position after ex-President Pedro Castillo was removed by Congress in 2022. Boluarte herself was removed from office in October 2025.

Fujimori’s victory could signal a return to the conservative, market-oriented policies associated with the presidency of her late father, Alberto Fujimori, who governed Peru from 1990 to 2000.

Alberto Fujimori spent his final years in prison after being convicted of human rights violations committed during his authoritarian administration, including massacres and kidnappings. 

His daughter has consistently maintained that he was wrongfully convicted.

Keiko Fujimori campaigned on a law-and-order platform, pledging to tackle violent crime by expanding the role of the armed forces in domestic security. 

Her proposals include deploying the military to help control immigration, secure prisons and support police operations.