Keiko Fujimori Tops Peru’s Presidential Polls One Week Ahead of Election
Recent polls in Peru indicate that conservative former first lady and senator Keiko Fujimori is likely to secure victory in the first round of voting for the upcoming presidential election. Peru has experienced a turbulent political landscape, with nine presidents in the last decade. The presidential and parliamentary elections are set for April 12, marking […]
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori dead at 86
President Alberto Fujimori dies at the age of 86. His decade-long presidency began with triumph, reviving Peru's economy and putting down a brutal rebellion, but ended in the ignominy of authoritarian excess and his subsequent imprisonment. His death on Wednesday in the capital, Lima, was announced by his daughter, Keiko Fujimori, in a post on […]