Peruvian political heir Fujimori wins presidency

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers THEdge At the cutting edge of education and careers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there Gender Agenda Stories from beyond the binary. The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. Published - June 30, 2026 10:22 pm IST - Lima Peru's conservative Keiko Fujimori addresses the media at her party's Popular Force headquarters, after she narrowly defeated leftist congressman Roberto Sanchez in the Peruvian presidential election, ahead of the official result announcement, in Lima, Peru, June 24, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce | Photo Credit: Reuters Peru's conservative president-elect Keiko Fujimori vowed Monday (June 29, 2026) to restore "order and hope" after defeating left-winger Roberto Sanchez in the latest victory for a resurgent Latin American right. Ms. Fujimori won the June 7 presidential runoff by the slimmest of margins, outpolling Mr. Sanchez by fewer than 50,000 votes out of the more than 18 million ballots cast, the final results showed. "Each time we draw closer to starting on the path of order and hope for all Peruvians," she wrote on X after being proclaimed the winner. The 51-year-old daughter of late President Alberto Fujimori secured the top office on her fourth attempt. The election was fought on rising crime and chronic political instability, which has seen the Andean country burn through eight presidents in a decade. With extortion gangs and contract killings on the rise, Fujimori vowed a strong hand, like that of her autocratic father. Alberto Fujimori won praise for crushing Maoist rebels and taming hyperinflation but was later disgraced, exiled and jailed for corruption and crimes against humanity committed in the name of fighting terrorism. Mr. Sanchez had yet to react to the announcement of the results. At one point he took a lead in the vote count but Ms. Fujimori soon surpassed him. Mr. Sanchez had warned he would not recognize a government headed by his rival, alleging administrative irregularities in the handling of the overseas portion of the vote. Ms. Fujimori will take office on July 28 for a five-year term. Long seen as confrontational, she worked hard on the campaign trail to soften her image. Poised and polished, with a penchant for trouser suits and a practiced smile, she grew up around heads of state. She became first lady at 19, after her mother publicly broke with Mr. Fujimori, and trained in the United States as a business administrator. For decades, the Fujimori brand has been a help and a hindrance, giving her instant recognition, a loyal voter base and deep political networks -- but also plenty of critics. Millions of Peruvians harbor dark memories of her father's rule and refuse to vote for anyone named Mr. Fujimori, blocking her path to the presidency three times. Critics also blame her and her party for much of Peru's political instability, citing Fuerza Popular's heavy influence and deal-making in Congress. Copyright© 2026, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Terms & conditions | Institutional Subscriber Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.

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