Overview
- The national election office ONPE reported on Monday that Keiko Fujimori received 50.135% of valid votes and Roberto Sánchez 49.865%, a margin of 49,641 votes out of more than 18 million.
- The count took about 22 days and featured multiple lead changes before Fujimori reached an irreversible advantage late in the tally.
- Sánchez has refused to accept the outcome, his campaign filed a request to annul votes cast abroad, and the Juri Especial Eleitoral (JEE) ruled that request inadmissible.
- The Jurado Nacional de Elecciones (JNE) must still formally proclaim the result by July 3, will deliver credentials around July 15, and the inauguration is scheduled for July 28.
- Fujimori’s victory returns the polarizing legacy of her father to the presidency in a country with frequent leadership turnover and widespread voter concern about crime and governance.