{"text":[[{"start":7.45,"text":"Keiko Fujimori, the conservative daughter of a former autocrat, has won Peru’s election following a nearly month-long knife-edge vote count in the deeply polarised South American country."}],[{"start":19.15,"text":"Electoral authorities declared Fujimori, a longtime lawmaker, as the winner of the June 7 run-off vote on Friday with 50.135 per cent of the total vote share. She narrowly defeated leftist lawmaker Roberto Sánchez, who secured a 49.865 per cent share."}],[{"start":37.3,"text":"“A new chapter begins,” Fujimori said in a statement posted on X on Friday."}],[{"start":42.449999999999996,"text":"“Each day of this transition period is an opportunity to listen, engage in dialogue, and ensure we are fully prepared for the start of the new administration.”"}],[{"start":53.39999999999999,"text":"Fujimori is the daughter of Alberto Fujimori, who ruled Peru from 1990 to 2000 and dealt crushing blows against the leftist Shining Path guerrilla group while overseeing the passage of the country’s business-friendly constitution. He was later jailed for corruption and human rights violations."}],[{"start":72.6,"text":"The younger Fujimori has pledged to promote private investment in the world’s third-largest copper producer while taking a tough line on crime, which pollsters said was voters’ main concern in the election."}],[{"start":85.69999999999999,"text":"When she is sworn in on July 28, Fujimori will become the country’s ninth president in a decade, a reflection of ongoing political turmoil in the Andean nation. She unsuccessfully ran for president in Peru’s past three elections, and her party controls the largest bloc in Congress though lacks an outright majority in either of the two houses."}],[{"start":106.6,"text":"Fujimori has also faced criticism over her father’s legacy, which remains highly divisive in Peru. While supporters view the late president as having been a strong leader during a time of crisis, detractors regard him as a dictator responsible for human rights abuses."}],[{"start":123.1,"text":"In 1992, he closed Congress with the military’s backing and ruled by decree, and he was later jailed for embezzlement, bribery and human rights abuses. He died in 2024 after being released due to failing health."}],[{"start":136.5,"text":"Sánchez, who commands significant support in rural and impoverished areas, said last month that he would not recognise Fujimori’s victory, alleging that vote tallies in Peru’s embassies had been mishandled. Fujimori won 65 per cent of the overseas vote, according to electoral authorities."}],[{"start":155.35,"text":"Investors in Peru, a major exporter of copper, gold and fruit, have largely supported Fujimori in the election. Rating agency Moody’s in a report on Thursday said that she would provide policy stability and probably unlock stalled mining and infrastructure projects."}],[{"start":170.65,"text":"Fujimori’s victory consolidates a rightward shift in Latin America, following conservative victories in Chile, Colombia and Honduras over the past eight months."}],[{"start":181,"text":"“The Trump administration looks forward to deepening collaboration with the Fujimori administration to advance security co-operation and to strengthen bilateral co-operation on investment and trade in our region,” the US state department said in a statement on Tuesday, after Fujimori took an insurmountable lead over Sánchez in the vote count."}],[{"start":207.95,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1783293988_1254.mp3"}