Keiko Fujimori leads in Peruvian presidential race as vote count concludes
Key takeaways
- Daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori says country is closer to ‘order and hope’ after prolonged vote count.
- Fujimori said on Monday that she would continue to wait for an official announcement from Peru’s National Jury of Elections (JNE) after the ONPE electoral authority finished a review of contested ballots.
- “We are getting closer and closer to embarking on a path of order and hope for all Peruvians,” Fujimori said in a social media post.
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Daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori says country is closer to ‘order and hope’ after prolonged vote count.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori speaks at her campaign headquarters in Lima, Peru, on June 24, 2026 [Connie France/AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 30 Jun 202630 Jun 2026Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori is ahead in Peru’s presidential race as the country’s electoral authorities concluded their tally of the vote count after a contentious run-off, which her leftist rival has refused to recognise.
Fujimori said on Monday that she would continue to wait for an official announcement from Peru’s National Jury of Elections (JNE) after the ONPE electoral authority finished a review of contested ballots.