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From left, Keiko Fujimori's daughters Kiara Villanella and Kaori Villanella, and her siblings Hiro Fujimori and Sachi Fujimori sit at Congress ahead of her inauguration in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Credit: AP/Guadalupe Pardo LIMA, Peru — Conservative leader Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s president Tuesday after winning the June presidential election by a margin of fewer than 50,000 votes. Fujimori, the daughter of a former president jailed for human rights abuses, has become Peru’s ninth president in a decade. The 51-year-old is hoping to stabilize its turbulent politics, while reducing crime and boosting economic growth.
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The rest have come into office after their predecessors resigned or were removed by congress amid corruption scandals. Relatives of the dead have said they do not recognize Fujimori as president and that they are protesting her inauguration.
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From left, Keiko Fujimori's daughters Kiara Villanella and Kaori Villanella, and her siblings Hiro Fujimori and Sachi Fujimori sit at Congress ahead of her inauguration in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Credit: AP/Guadalupe Pardo LIMA, Peru — Conservative leader Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s president Tuesday after winning the June presidential election by a margin of fewer than 50,000 votes. Fujimori, the daughter of a former president jailed for human rights abuses, has become Peru’s ninth president in a decade. The 51-year-old is hoping to stabilize its turbulent politics, while reducing crime and boosting economic growth.
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