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Peru elects Keiko Fujimori president in June 7 runoff
Keiko Fujimori won Peru's presidential runoff on June 7, becoming the fifth right-leaning leader elected in Latin America since President Trump took office. She defeated a left-wing opponent in a race decided by less than one percentage point.
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Fujimori, running for the Popular Force party, prevailed on her fourth attempt. The margin was under one percentage point, consistent with Peru's recent closely divided elections.
Peru's political transition Former President Dina Boluarte resigned in October after recording one of the lowest approval ratings of any democratically elected leader in the region. Peru has installed nine presidents in the past ten years. Fujimori's father, Alberto Fujimori, served as president in the 1990s; his legacy remains a central dividing line in Peruvian politics.
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