State Department congratulates Keiko Fujimori as Peru's president-elect following razor-thin vote count

The State Department connected Tuesday congratulated blimpish campaigner Keiko Fujimori aft she was declared nan victor of Peru’s statesmanlike runoff predetermination by a razor-thin margin.

The connection marked a important milestone successful Latin American relations, pinch Washington signaling it expects to activity intimately pinch Fujimori’s management connected shared priorities.

"The United States congratulates President-Elect Keiko Fujimori of Peru connected her important electoral victory," nan section said. 

"The Trump Administration looks guardant to deepening collaboration pinch nan Fujimori Administration to beforehand information practice and to fortify bilateral practice connected finance and waste and acquisition successful our region."

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Peru's statesmanlike campaigner for nan Fuerza Popular party, Keiko Fujimori, waves to supporters during a closing run rally successful Lima connected June 4, 2026. (Anthony Nino de Guzman/AFP)

Her triumph comes arsenic Washington seeks to fortify ties pinch pro-market friends successful Latin America amid increasing Chinese economical power successful nan region.

Beijing precocious completed nan Chancay deepwater larboard successful Peru — a $1.3 cardinal mega-project that serves arsenic China’s cardinal logistics hub connected nan Pacific coast.

Fujimori’s reliable stance connected organized crime besides aligns pinch U.S. efforts to grow location information and anti-trafficking cooperation.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks connected during a ceremonial astatine nan U.S. embassy successful New Delhi connected May 23, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AFP)

Fujimori was declared nan victor Monday by Peru’s National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), nan electoral authority responsible for reporting ballot count results. The country’s last authority connected predetermination matters, nan National Jury of Elections (JNE), has yet to rumor its charismatic proclamation, according to Reuters.

According to nan ONPE, Fujimori secured 50.1% of nan vote, winning by less than 50,000 votes retired of astir 18 cardinal ballots cast.

Her triumph complete leftist challenger Roberto Sánchez marks her 4th statesmanlike bid and makes her Peru’s first female president-elect. 

The consequence caps a profoundly divisive predetermination rhythm successful a state that has gone done 9 presidents successful nan past decade.

Fujimori is besides nan girl of erstwhile Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who ruled nan state during nan 1990s.

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Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori waves extracurricular his location successful Santiago, Chile, connected May 18, 2006. (Claudio Santana/AP Photo)

Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s governmental marque to Peru’s highest agency — a activity that has agelong carried a analyzable narration pinch nan United States.

While Washington erstwhile backed her begetter for his conflict against communist guerrillas and economical reforms successful nan 1990s, nan U.S. later condemned his authorities complete nan dismantling of antiauthoritarian institutions and allegations of human rights abuses.

Keiko Fujimori has since spent much than 2 decades attempting to reshape "Fujimorismo" into a modern conservative, law-and-order governmental movement.  

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Peruvians voted successful favour of Fujimori amid a surge successful convulsive crime, extortion and years of governmental instability.

Fujimori campaigned connected an "iron fist" attack to information and a promise to protect Peru’s free-market economy, while her force focused connected agrarian economical grievances. 

Reuters contributed to this report.