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Peru's Election Jury Officializes Keiko Fujimori's Victory as President-Elect

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Peru's National Elections Jury officially proclaimed Keiko Fujimori as the president-elect after a close runoff election.
  • Fujimori, who previously ran for president three times, will be Peru's first female president and faces challenges including crime and economic slowdown.
  • The election process concluded after weeks of vote counting, with Fujimori narrowly defeating her opponent, Roberto Sánchez, who questioned the legitimacy of the process.

Keiko Fujimori has been officially declared Peru's president-elect, marking a significant political shift after one of the country's most contested elections in recent years. The National Elections Jury (JNE) confirmed her narrow victory in the runoff, closing the electoral process and ushering in a new political era for Peru. This outcome aims to move the Andean nation past a period of instability, which has seen eight different presidents in the last decade.

During a ceremony in Lima, JNE President Roberto Burneo Bermejo announced the final results. "The slate of candidates presented by the political organization Fuerza Popular is the winner of the election," he stated, officially proclaiming Fujimori and Luis Fernando Galarreta Velarde as president and first vice president, respectively. Fujimori is set to receive her credentials on July 15 and formally take office on July 28, succeeding interim president José María Balcázar. Her term is scheduled to last until 2031.

The slate of candidates presented by the political organization Fuerza Popular is the winner of the election.

— Roberto Burneo BermejoPresident of the National Elections Jury, announcing the final results.

At 51, Fujimori secures the presidency after three previous unsuccessful bids. Her victory signifies the return of "fujimorismo" to the presidential palace, over two decades after her father, former President Alberto Fujimori, was ousted. His legacy continues to deeply divide Peruvian society. As Peru's first female president, Fujimori faces a complex agenda, including rising crime rates, economic deceleration, and potential climate impacts from the El Niño phenomenon.

The June 7 runoff results were finalized after weeks of counting, with Fujimori securing 50.135% of the votes against her opponent, leftist Roberto Sánchez, who garnered 49.865%. Sánchez, politically aligned with former President Pedro Castillo, had raised concerns about irregularities in votes cast abroad. However, the JNE dismissed these claims as unsubstantiated. Sánchez has since appealed to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights regarding the electoral process.

In consequence, I proclaim Mrs. Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi as President of the Republic, and likewise Mr. Luis Fernando Galarreta Velarde as First Vice President of the Republic.

— Roberto Burneo BermejoPresident of the National Elections Jury, officially proclaiming the winners.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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