While the final results from the ONPE declare Keiko Fujimori the president-elect, Peru has yet to complete the electoral process, which at this stage includes decentralized proclamations by the Special Electoral Boards (JEE); the process will continue until July 3, when the new president will be sworn in.
Labor Unions: Keep Your Promises
In this initial stage, various political organizations and labor unions have been meeting with Fujimori Higushi to ensure she fulfills the commitments she made during the campaign. Thus, the Peruvian Unified Union of Education Workers (SUTEP) met to demand that teachers’ pensions be honored, while urban transportation unions have requested a meeting to address the alarming extortion crisis of which they are victims.
It should be noted that, during the campaign, Keiko Fujimori pledged to the education sector that she would respect teachers’ rights, uphold the pension law, and improve salary conditions; meanwhile, for the transportation sector, she announced that her administration would focus on strengthening public safety.
As for political parties, the presumptive president also received a visit from a delegation of the Peruvian Aprista Party (APRA), which placed the fight against public insecurity on the agenda. It is worth noting that this political group is one of the most “disgraced” in the eyes of the public (the #PorEstosNo campaign); it officially lost its political registration in 2021 and, in the 2026 elections, received only 0.963% of valid votes. Is a new alliance on the horizon?
It is worth recalling that this and other political groups are viewed with complete distrust by the public, who are watching closely for political gestures from the president that would signal a break from the status quo.
Mea culpa?
On the other hand, in the first interview of her term—with Cuban journalist Ismael Cala for the podcast *The Abundance Revolution*—Keiko Fujimori highlighted political differences with the government of her father, Alberto Fujimori, and acknowledged that there were mistakes in the actions of her party, Fuerza Popular, in the Congress of the Republic, where it wielded extensive political power and created a scenario of constant confrontation with the executive branch.
She also announced that in her first 100 days, she will seek to restore public safety, address the prevention of the El Niño phenomenon, and create a favorable environment to attract new private investment and strengthen micro and small enterprises (Mypes).
