Alberto Fujimori
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- Oct 13
Peru's Fujimori announces school expulsions and bans on makeup and hair dye
Keiko Fujimori unveiled the plan on Monday, 12 October, in Chaclacayo, east of Lima. The measures, still under consultation, would bring back expulsions and conduct grades and set rules on pupils' appearance and phone use.
- Aug 1
Peruvian ex-President Ollanta Humala released after court overturns 15-year conviction
Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala walked free from a Lima prison on Friday evening after the Constitutional Court overturned his 15-year money-laundering conviction, ruling that campaign finance laws used against him did not exist at the time of the alleged offenses.
- Jul 28
Keiko Fujimori takes office as Peru's first popularly elected female president, vows military-led crackdown on crime
The right-wing leader, daughter of ex-president Alberto Fujimori, won June's runoff by fewer than 50,000 votes and immediately ordered the military to take charge of internal security in emergency zones.
- Jul 22
Peru: Relatives of state crime victims challenge Keiko Fujimori's legitimacy as president
Relatives of victims of crimes committed by the Peruvian state and civil society groups have questioned the legitimacy of president-elect Keiko Fujimori, warning her government risks democratic backsliding and full impunity.
- Jul 4
Keiko Fujimori proclaimed president-elect of Peru after razor-thin runoff, ending decades-long pursuit
Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, was formally proclaimed Peru’s president-elect by the country’s electoral board on 3 July, prevailing by less than one percent after three failed presidential bids.
- Jun 29
Keiko Fujimori elected president of Peru after 22-day count, defeating Roberto Sánchez by 49,600 votes
Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori secured victory in Peru's presidential runoff with a margin of less than 50,000 votes, capping three weeks of ballot scrutiny and deepening the country's political divide.
- Jun 20
Sánchez seeks to annul overseas vote in Peru runoff, calls for new protests as Fujimori holds 41,000-vote lead
Leftist candidate Roberto Sánchez, trailing by over 41,000 votes with 99.6% counted, announced a motion to annul the election and new street protests after electoral authorities rejected earlier appeals to invalidate thousands of voting tables.
- Jun 17
Keiko Fujimori edges ahead in Peru's presidential runoff as 256,000 contested ballots await review
Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori holds 50.097% to 49.903% over leftist Roberto Sánchez with over 99% of ballots tallied, but roughly 256,000 disputed votes remain unresolved and final results may not arrive until month's end.
- Jun 13
Fujimori rejects joint recount while Peruvian court blocks Sánchez’s bid to nullify 2,400 polling stations
With only 4,000 votes separating the presidential candidates after Sunday’s runoff, leftist Roberto Sánchez proposed a joint recount, but rightist Keiko Fujimori dismissed it, and a separate bid to void 2,400 polling stations was thrown out on a technicality.
- Jun 12
Peru's presidential cliffhanger: Fujimori leads by 1,300 votes as overseas ballots tilt balance
Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori held a lead of roughly 1,300 votes over leftist Roberto Sánchez as counting neared completion, with ballots cast abroad proving decisive in a deeply polarised nation.
- Jun 10
Peru runoff hangs in balance with Keiko Fujimori tipped to overtake Roberto Sánchez as EU observers flag slow count
With 96% of ballots tallied, leftist Roberto Sánchez holds a 0.11-point edge over right-wing Keiko Fujimori in Peru's tightest-ever presidential runoff. Pollsters and mathematicians now expect overseas and outstanding votes to swing the race in Fujimori's favour.
- Jun 8
Sanchez takes razor-thin lead in Peru runoff as contested ballots delay final result
Leftist Roberto Sanchez holds a slim lead over conservative Keiko Fujimori as Peru counts the runoff ballots. Thousands of overseas votes and contested protocols are still pending, and the final outcome may not be known for weeks.
- Jun 6
Peru votes in knife-edge runoff between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez for ninth president in a decade
Peruvians head to the polls on Sunday in a polarised presidential runoff pitting conservative Keiko Fujimori against leftist Roberto Sánchez, with the winner set to become the country's ninth head of state in ten years.
