Keiko Fujimori has been declared the winner of Peru's presidential runoff election after the ONPE electoral authority finished tallying 100% of the votes on Monday. Following weeks of reviewing contested ballots, the final count shows the conservative candidate with 50.135% of the vote, or 9,223,396 votes, narrowly defeating leftist rival Roberto Sanchez, who received 49.865%, or 9,173,755 votes.
The victory makes Fujimori the first woman ever elected president in Peru. This win comes during her fourth bid for the highest office in the copper-rich nation, returning her family's movement to power. Fujimori is the daughter of former strongman Alberto Fujimori.
In a divided country and an election dominated by surging crime, the right-wing president-elect pledged to restore order and hope. Fujimori, declared the winner of the June 7 election by the slimmest of margins, stated on X that Peru was moving closer to the path of order and hope for all citizens.