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Peru’s conservative Keiko Fujimori has been declared the winner of the presidential runoff, edging leftist Roberto Sánchez by about 49,600 votes (50.13% to 49.86%). The final tally, after weeks of counting, sets Fujimori to be sworn in on July 28 for a five-year term, as Sánchez questions overseas ballots but election authorities found no inconsistencies in the count.
Peru’s electoral court certified Keiko Fujimori as the winner of the June 7 runoff against Roberto Sánchez, 50.135% to 49.865%, a margin of under 50,000 votes; Sánchez has alleged irregularities and appealed; Fujimori vows a crackdown on organised crime, private investment, and will be sworn in July 28 as Peru’s ninth president in a decade.
Peru’s National Jury of Elections officially declared Keiko Fujimori the winner of the presidential runoff against Roberto Sanchez by a razor-thin margin, helped by overseas ballots. Fujimori pledges to unite a country facing political turmoil and will assume office in late July, while Sanchez alleges irregularities but has offered no proof; impeachment prospects will hinge on Peru’s reconstituted Senate and political dynamics.