Roberto Sanchez

Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori of the Popular Force party speaks alongside her vice-presidential running mate, Luis Galarreta, left, and Sen.-elect Miguel Angel Torres after polls closed in the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026.

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Latin America

Keiko Fujimori wins Peru's presidency in narrow, historic victory

Fujimori becomes Peru's first elected woman president, edging leftist Roberto Sanchez by a margin of under 1%

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