Peru Certifies Fujimori President by a Razor Margin as Rival Demands Annulment

Peru's electoral tribunal declared Keiko Fujimori winner on July 3 with 50.135% versus Roberto Sánchez's 49.865%—fewer than 50,000 votes separated them. Sánchez's party immediately filed an appeal demanding the runoff be nullified, claiming it was "seriously compromised," though without yet detailing specific fraud allegations. The challenge faces steep legal obstacles but will loom over Fujimori's July 28 inauguration, her fourth presidential run after defeats in 2011, 2016, and 2021.