Keiko Fujimori celebrates proclamation: 'Proud to be the first woman elected president in Peru'

Keiko Fujimori addressed supporters, expressing immense pride in becoming Peru's first democratically elected female president. Her remarks came shortly after the National Elections Jury (JNE) formally presented her with the credentials confirming her mandate for the 2026-2031 constitutional term.

Speaking outside the Gran Teatro Nacional in San Borja, Fujimori, the leader of the Fuerza Popular party, hailed the electoral outcome as a collective milestone and a message of empowerment for Peruvian women. She was joined by her vice presidents-elect, Luis Galarreta and Miguel Torres, as they acknowledged regional delegations who traveled to the capital to support the election's conclusion.

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Proud to be the first woman elected president in Peru.

Fujimori acknowledged the significant responsibility ahead, stating, "It is a great commitment, an enormous responsibility that we assume with deep humility. It is the achievement of women, so that we all know that when we work with discipline, every dream can be achieved."

Looking ahead to her inauguration on July 28, coinciding with Peru's national holidays, Fujimori stressed the need to move beyond the campaign's polarization. She asserted that the new political landscape "has no winners or losers" and that her immediate priority would be to foster citizen confidence and establish governability through reconciliation.

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It is a great commitment, an enormous responsibility that we assume with deep humility. It is the achievement of women, so that we all know that when we work with discipline, every dream can be achieved.

Explicitly connecting her administration's future direction to the legacy of her father, former President Alberto Fujimori, she promised a governance style focused on swift infrastructure execution rather than political rhetoric. "I want our government not to be about laying first stones or speeches, but about management, like 'El Chino' [her father's nickname], inaugurating projects," she stated.

The JNE's official proclamation on July 3 marks the end of a protracted electoral cycle that began with the first round on April 12 and concluded with the June 7 runoff. In the final vote, Fujimori's Fuerza Popular defeated Roberto Sánchez of the Juntos por el Perú coalition. The ceremony was presided over by JNE president Roberto Burneo and attended by interim president José María Balcázar and other national authorities.

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I want our government not to be about laying first stones or speeches, but about management, like ‘El Chino’ [her father's nickname], inaugurating projects.