LIMA, Peru (AP) 鈥� Conservative politician on Friday was declared the winner of the presidential runoff election in , which was dominated by people鈥檚 concerns over surging crime.
Fujimori, 51, the daughter of a disgraced former president, was running for the presidency for the fourth time. She will be Peru鈥檚 ninth president in 10 years when she takes office later this month.
Fujimori鈥檚 victory, along with that of Abelardo de la Espriella in Colombia and Jos茅 Antonio Kast in Chile, confirms a regional shift toward the conservative wing, a stark contrast from the panorama of a few decades ago when left-wing leaders such as Hugo Ch谩vez in Venezuela or the current Brazilian president Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva emerged.
The election win was certified Friday by the country’s top election authority. Figures released by election officials earlier in the week showed that with 100% of ballots tallied, Fujimori received 9,223,000 votes, or 50.135% of the total, while nationalist congressman Roberto S谩nchez earned over 9,173,000 votes, or 49.865%.
Fujimori and S谩nchez made it to the June 7 runoff election after defeating 33 other candidates in an April vote.
Voters were primarily concerned with increasing levels of crime, especially extortion by violent organized crime gangs, and Fujimori pledged to combat crime with an iron fist.
Fujimori said on social media Friday that 鈥渆ach day of this process of transition is an opportunity to listen, discuss and arrive prepared for the start of a new government.鈥�
The winner is the daughter of the late , the former president whose government in the 1990s defeated the Shining Path extremist rebel group but also took an authoritarian turn. He was convicted in 2009 of human rights abuses in the fight against the rebels, and later of corruption charges.
Keiko Fujimori promised to build four prisons and another similar to , and to force prisoners to work in the prisons. She also announced plans to militarize the borders to curb crime and deport undocumented migrants.
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