Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s ninth president in a decade during an official ceremony in Lima on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, according to Agence France-Presse journalists.

The 51-year-old conservative won the June run-off election by fewer than 50,000 votes and will serve as president until 2031. Fujimori is the daughter of a former president who was jailed for human rights abuses and hopes to bring stability to Peru’s often turbulent political landscape.

Over the past ten years, only three Peruvian presidents have been elected by popular vote; the others assumed office following resignations or removals by Congress amid misconduct scandals. Fujimori’s Popular Force party and its main ally now hold half the Senate seats, which could make it more difficult for legislators to remove her from office.

Fujimori’s campaign focused heavily on improving security in Peru, where extortion rackets have become a major issue. She pledged to fight crime with an “iron fist,” adopting some policies from Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele. Among her plans is to build a megaprison modeled after the notorious Cecot jail in El Salvador and to enable judges to conceal their identities during criminal trials to protect their safety.

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