Keiko Fujimori won the runoff and will be the next president of Peru

The National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) has completed the counting of 100% of the ballots, confirming an unprecedented milestone: Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi is the new elected president of the Republic of Peru for the term 2026-2031. In a feat of absolute persistence after four attempts, the heir of Fujimorism managed to halt the advance of the radical left articulated in the region, consolidating a victory that alters the political balance of Latin America.

The official final results of the presidential runoff yield compelling figures that demonstrate the popular will to return to order: Keiko Fujimori achieved 50.135% of the valid votes, which represents a total of 9′223,396 votes.

In contrast, the candidate of Together for Peru, Roberto Sánchez, who carried throughout the campaign the stigma of being the heir to the disastrous management of Castillo, fell behind with 49.865% (9′173,755 votes). The final difference, which seals the country's fate, was just 49,641 votes, making this process one of the closest and most vibrant in Peruvian electoral history.

This victory would not have been consolidated without the decisive role of the vote abroad, where compatriots who understand the value of freedom gave a lesson in civics. While within the national territory the "leftist" Sánchez obtained a minimal advantage of 50.088% against 49.912% of Fuerza Popular —supported in strongholds of the south like Puno with 86.406%—, the Peruvian community across the five continents tilted the balance overwhelmingly. Abroad, Fujimori swept with an impressive 63.208% (195,388 votes), compared to the scant 36.792% of her rival, demonstrating that "the vote outside of Peru ultimately tilted the victory of Keiko Fujimori".

Regionally, the victory of the right was cemented in key areas such as Lima, where Fuerza Popular obtained 63.510%, and Tumbes, with a solid 69.377%. Other departments that rejected the statist model were Ica (51.938%), La Libertad (57.565%), Lambayeque (58.846%), Loreto (53.003%), Piura (57.020%) and Ucayali (52.560%).

The new president, born on May 25, 1975 and educated at prestigious institutions such as Boston University and Columbia University, comes to power after overcoming years of judicial persecution and an anti-vote that was finally neutralized after the death of her father, Alberto Fujimori, in 2023. It is worth noting that the Constitutional Court and the Judicial Power had already done justice by definitively archiving the charges in the Cocktails case, determining that the campaign contributions did not constitute money laundering.

Fujimori will take office on July 28 alongside her vice presidents Luis Galarreta Velarde and Miguel Ángel Torres Morales, with a firm commitment to execute her plan "Peru with Order". Among her ambitious goals to rescue the country are:

Security: Deployment of 1,000 smart patrol cars, installation of 10,000 cameras, and the construction of 4 mega prisons under the administration of the Armed Forces.

Economy: Attraction of up to USD 7,000 million annually in private investment and reduction of the fiscal deficit to 1% of GDP by 2031.

Social: Reduction of poverty to 15% and the construction of 3,000 schools.

On this historic day, where invalid votes reached an unprecedented level of 1′167,836 (5.933%), Peruvian democracy has prevailed over extremism, paving the way for an era of stability and growth alongside the first elected female president of Peru.