Conservative Keiko Fujimori was inaugurated as Peru’s president on July 28 after defeating left-wing rival Roberto Sánchez by fewer than 50,000 votes, ending fifteen years of unsuccessful campaigns for the office.
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Fujimori wins Peru’s presidency with 51.7% in closely watched runoff
Keiko Fujimori won Peru’s June 7 presidential runoff with 51.73% against leftist Roberto Sánchez, ending a decade of serial instability with a hard-right mandate focused on crime and security.
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Peru’s Fujimori and Sánchez head to June 7 runoff after fractured first round
Peru confirmed a Fujimori-Sánchez presidential runoff for June 7, with over 70% of April’s first-round voters having backed neither candidate.