Peru 2026 Presidential Election

The 2026 Peruvian presidential election, was held on 7 June 2026 as the second round of a two-round voting system. The election pitted conservative right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori against left-leaning candidate Roberto Sánchez. After the vote count was finalized on 3 July, Keiko Fujimori won with 50.13 percent of the vote and was elected as Peru’s new president. The election is one of the closest in the country’s history, with a margin of approximately 49,641 votes between the two candidates in the second round.

The second-round voting in Peru took place on 7 June 2026. Ballots and election records challenged during the process were re-examined, causing the final results to take several weeks to be announced. The National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) declared the final vote distribution after completing the count of all election records nationwide.

The authority to officially proclaim the results rests with the National Election Jury (JNE), which declared Keiko Fujimori the winner after completing its legal review of the electoral process.

According to the official results, Keiko Fujimori received 9,223,396 votes, or 50.135 percent of the total. Roberto Sánchez received 9,173,755 votes, or 49.865 percent. The difference between the two candidates was confirmed at 49,641 votes.

Keiko Sofia Fujimori Higuchi was born on 25 May 1975 in Lima. She graduated from the Business School at Boston University and earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Columbia University. In 2009, she founded the Fuerza Popular (People’s Force) Party.

Fujimori served as a member of the Congress of Peru from 2006 to 2011 and ran for president in 2011, 2016, and 2021, losing each time in the second round. The 2026 election marked her first successful presidential bid after four attempts.

Under the Constitution of Peru, she is scheduled to be sworn in for a five-year term on 28 July 2026.

Following the announcement of the election results, Roberto Sánchez rejected the outcome and announced his intention to file legal challenges. Under Peruvian electoral law, such challenges are reviewed by the National Election Jury.

Keiko Fujimori is the daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori. Alberto Fujimori served as president from 1990 to 2000 and was later convicted and sentenced to prison for corruption and human rights violations following his presidency.

With the 2026 election, the Fujimori family returned to the presidency for the first time in approximately twenty-six years since Alberto Fujimori left office.