Keiko Fujimori

Peru will join the “Shield of the Americas”, a regional security alliance led by the United States that shares intelligence and cooperates in military operations against drug cartels

The announcement comes after Navarro met with Peruvian Foreign Minister Carlos Espá in Miami to discuss cooperation, and at a moment when the U.S. has sent increased humanitarian aid for earthquakes in Colombia and Venezuela

President Javier Milei held a bilateral meeting with Peru's newly inaugurated president, Keiko Fujimori, in Lima on Tuesday, as part of his efforts to strengthen ties with like-minded conservative governments across Latin America

Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s president, a victory that confirmed a regional shift in South America toward the conservative wing

Peru joins Latin America’s shift to right as Keiko Fujimori wins power

Peru's new president, Keiko Fujimori, has promised more security and investment

Peru and Mexico experience frequent, high-stakes seismic events because they sit near converging tectonic plates, where built-up geological stress is regularly and violently released

Keiko Fujimori has been officially declared the winner of Peru's presidential election after a closely contested runoff, securing victory by a narrow margin following weeks of vote counting

And, in both countries, votes cast by citizens living abroad played a crucial role in their victories

Peru's highest election authority officially proclaimed Keiko Fujimori president-elect on Friday, July 3, days after the conclusion of a razor-thin vote count

Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori has narrowly won Peru's presidential election after weeks of contested vote counting, marking the latest right-wing victory in Latin America, where the U.S. is increasingly focusing its attention

The self-proclaimed representative of “the never-before-seen” promised voters fearful of renewed internal conflict to combat violent crime with an iron fist, pledging a strategy that includes ending outgoing President Gustavo Petro’s attempts to establish dialogue with multiple armed groups — an effort that has largely failed — and building mega-prisons, emulating those of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele

Alongside these geopolitical fault lines, The Independent reports on a near-fatal collision in Earth's orbit, a multi-billion dollar corporate collapse, and the sudden death of Michael Jackson

Eleven days after Peruvians went to the polls in one of the tightest presidential contests their country has ever staged, the June 7 runoff between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez still has no certified winner — and the two are separated by a margin so slender that neither can plausibly claim victory

Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori extended her marginal lead over leftist rival Roberto Sanchez in ‌Peru's contested presidential race on Monday, as the count of thousands of contested votes slowly trickled in

Peru’s Tight Presidential Race Shifts Focus to Disputed Ballots

As the heir of the movement founded by her father, her election has inspired both jubilation and fear among Peruvians who recall Alberto Fujimori’s rule from 1990 to 2000

The presidential race could hinge on just a few thousand votes

Peru’s presidential race between right-wing Keiko Fujimori and left-wing Roberto Sánchez is still extremely close with 97 percent of the votes counted, so much so that ballots cast overseas—especially in Florida—could give one of the candidates the winning edge

Peruvians are choosing between presidential candidates with starkly different views

She faces leftist candidate Roberto Sánchez with polls showing her with a slight lead despite three previous defeats in 2011, 2016 and 2021

Minutes after winning Colombia's presidential first round on May 31, Abelardo de la Espriella did not address his country

Nearly two months ago, on April 12, Peru held the first round of its presidential elections

Fujimori and Sanchez to debate as undecided voters seen ‌as key to outcome

Ultraconservative Rafael López Aliaga finished in third place with 11.9 percent, losing to Sanchez by some 21,200 votes

The National Elections Board (JNE) officially proclaimed right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez as the two finalists for the presidency

Investors unsettled by his ties to former president, plans for mining contract reviews

Peruvian police on Friday raided the home of the former head of Peru’s national election agency, who resigned earlier this week as he and other officials are under investigation over the shortage of ballots and other irregularities encountered during the first round of the presidential election on April 12

The head of Peru’s national election agency resigned Tuesday over logistical problems that have affected the nation’s bitterly disputed presidential election, a contest for which officials still have not named the winners more than a week after voting took place

Peru's electoral authorities began reviewing thousands of contested ballots on Monday, stalling the count in the April ‌12 general election and delaying final results, as no clear presidential rival has emerged to face conservative frontrunner Keiko Fujimori in a June runoff

With 93.4 percent of ballots counted from April 12's election, right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori was leading with 17 percent

The top two candidates go to a runoff election, and a close race has emerged for a spot in the next round between leftist Roberto Sanchez, who received 12 percent of the vote, and ultra-conservative Rafael Lopez Aliaga, with 11.9 percent

As of Friday, no clear challenger has emerged to face conservative frontrunner Keiko Fujimori in the June 7 run-off

Leftist candidate Roberto Sanchez moved into second place on Wednesday, as the vote count continues

The election runner-up wins a ticket to June's presidential run-off against conservative frontrunner Keiko Fujimori

Left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez moved into second place in Peru’s presidential election, setting up a June runoff with conservative Keiko Fujimori, as a rival threatened protests over alleged fraud

Police raided the headquarters of the National Office of Electoral Processes and later detained an election official over the delays

Peruvians Go Back to Vote Again After Baffling Election Delays

Fujimori, 50, is making her fourth bid for the presidency, having reached the runoff in the last three elections (2021, 2016 and 2011) and losing by extremely narrow margins each time

If no candidate clears the 50% threshold needed to win outright, the two most-voted candidates would advance to a second round, scheduled for June 7