04 Jul 2026, 11:26
Keiko Fujimori won by a narrow margin in Peru’s presidential election
- Keiko Fujimori won the presidential election in Peru by a narrow margin on 7 June.
- According to the results of the vote count, Fujimori received 50.135% of the votes, while Roberto Sá nchez — 49.865%, with the difference standing at less than 50,000 votes.
- Roberto Sá nchez said that the margin could be explained by possible irregularities; the lead, he said, is 28 votes.
Keiko Fujimori won Peru’s presidential election by a narrow margin on 7 June, after the vote count ended in the country. According to the results, Fujimori’s lead over her rival was 3 percentage points.
In the statement, Fujimori said that the lead was 50.135% of the votes, while Roberto Sá nchez had 49.865%. The margin was less than 50,000 votes, and the challenger conceded after the count.
Fujimori’s campaign said that it was the fourth consecutive time she had lost the election after 2011, 2016 and 2021. She claimed that the reason for the close result was the “lack of transparency” and “the lack of clear information” in the vote count.
Roberto Sá nchez, whose mother is named as the late leader of the Peruvian opposition, said that the election result was “the result of fraud,” and that the challenger’s party had “evidence” that the vote count had been manipulated. He also said that the lead was “not real,” and that the election result should be reviewed.
According to the statement by the mother of the late leader, the election result could be explained by irregularities in the vote count, and that the vote count was “unfair” and “not transparent.” Together for Peru called on the authorities to review the result and “restore justice.”
According to the statement, the vote count was decided by a “narrow margin,” and was challenged by the opposition, which raised concerns about the vote count and called for an investigation. The opposition also said that the election results were “unfair,” and that the lead was “not real.”
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