Overview
- The national election authority confirmed late Tuesday that about 99.86% of ballots were counted and gave Fujimori roughly 50.11–50.12% versus Roberto Sánchez’s 49.88%, a margin larger than the remaining uncounted votes.
- Sánchez has alleged serious irregularities focused on overseas and mail ballots and has refused to accept a Fujimori government after his court request to annul abroad votes was rejected.
- Analysts and officials say roughly 300,000 votes from Peruvians in the United States and Japan were decisive, with overseas turnout shifting the balance toward Fujimori as domestic tallies initially favored Sánchez.
- The electoral authority plans a formal proclamation of the winner in mid‑July after final verifications, leaving weeks for possible legal appeals and administrative checks that have lengthened past Peruvian runoffs.
- Fujimori’s likely win revives sharp divisions tied to her father’s legacy of autocratic rule and convictions for human rights abuses, and it raises immediate questions about security, migration policy, and Peru’s ongoing political instability.