The right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimoriwinner of the second round of the Peruvian presidential elections versus the leftist Roberto Sanchezassured this Wednesday that he hopes that in the coming days the National Election Jury (JNE) proclaim officially the results to begin to compose his government and prepare the first measures of his administration.
“It is important that in the next few days we can have the proclamation of the electoral entities,” he said. Fujimori in a statement next to a pile of boxes with more than 82 thousand 500 minutes collected by their more than 90 thousand delegates deployed on the day of voting for the second presidential round, on June 7, with the aim of monitoring the vote and being able to prove their victory.
“We want to show the evidence“said the daughter and political heir of the former president. Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) by refusing to respond to Sánchez, who denounces without evidence an alleged fraud and demands to annul the vote abroad, which would reverse the results and give victory to him, who has more votes in the national territory.
The leader of the Fujimori Popular Force party assured that she understands how you may feel. Sanchezsince she has gone through the same situation three times, having been defeated in the second round of the presidential elections against Ollanta Humala (2011), Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2016) and Pedro Castillo (2021), the last two by just 40,000 votes difference.
This time, with 98.86% of the vote, Fujimori He has 50.12% of the valid votes compared to Sánchez’s 49.88%, separated by a narrow margin of 44,027 votes.
“Peru is divided into two halves, and we understand these votes. What many people demand is for the State to function again, and that is where we are going to focus, in the areas where they have supported us, but above all in the areas where there is still distrust of our political group,” Fujimori stated.
The leader of Fujimorism anticipated that she will seek to form her government with “an open and plural call, but above all with experience that guarantees that each of our proposals that we have made become a reality.”
“Beyond the speeches, starting on July 28 (presidential inauguration day) you will be able to see the actions and decisions that will be taken to restore order and confront crime, but also to bring progress and get the works done,” said the winner of the election.
“We are above all concerned about the arrival of El Niño and we will have to take many immediate preventive measures. I think we are a little late. Therefore, it is important that in the next few days we can have the proclamation from the electoral bodies,” he said.
The triumph of Fujimori, the first woman to be elected president by direct vote in Peru, marks the return of Fujimorism to the Government of Peru twenty-five years after her father resigned by fax from Japan after a gigantic network of corruption in his administration was discovered, which later led him to be sentenced to prison for it and for crimes against humanity.