Lima: Keiko Fujimori, the candidate of the right-wing Popular Force party, has won the second round of Peru's presidential election. Following the announcement of her victory over left-wing candidate Roberto S¡nchez, Peru's President-elect pledged to restore "order and hope" to the Latin American country.
According to Emirates News Agency, the final results showed that Fujimori defeated S¡nchez by a narrow margin of fewer than 50,000 votes out of more than 18 million ballots cast. Fujimori is scheduled to assume office on 28th July for a five-year presidential term.