Alberto Fujimori
Peru's new President is making his cabinet exercise in public every week
The 77-year-old Pedro Pablo Kuczynski danced, bounced, and struggled to touch his toes to electronic music in an effort to promote fitness in Peru.
Peru's seemingly boring 77-year-old President is actually a pretty interesting dude
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has family ties to European cultural royalty, Hollywood celebrity, and US politics. He has also spent multiple spells in Peruvian cabinets that have tended to end rather badly.
Kuczynski Has Won Peru's Presidential Election Thanks to the Anti-Fujimori Vote
While he is best known internationally as a former World Bank Official, Kuczynski also has a family history replete with ties to highbrow culture, noted scientists, and celebrity.
Conservative Kuczynski Takes Slim Lead Over Fujimori in Peru's Presidential Poll
With half the votes counted, ex-World Bank economist Pedro Pablo Kucynski holds a one point lead over the daughter of the imprisoned 1990s strongman Alberto Fujimori, after a tense campaign viewed as a battle for the soul of Peru's fragile democracy.
Why Some Peruvians Worry Keiko Fujimori Will Turn the Country into a Narco Paradise
Keiko, the daughter of imprisoned 1990s strongman Alberto Fujimori, is the favourite to win Sunday’s presidential poll despite accumulating allegations of money laundering and other sketchy dealings involving her closest confidants.
'We Were Thrown Out, Half Dead': The Horror of Peru's Forced Sterilizations
In the 90s, hundreds of thousands of Peruvian women were forcibly sterilized as part of a government operation. Over a decade on, the Quipu Project is helping to gather the horrifying testimonies of the victims.
Peruvian Activists Predict a Right-Wing President Will Bring More Conflicts Over Mines
Activists are warning that Peru's sharp lurch to the right in the country's general elections earlier this month could bring an escalation of the often violent conflicts between local communities and mining companies.
Keiko Fujimori Wins Peru’s First Round Presidential Poll, but the Runoff Looks Tough
Early results from Sunday’s vote show the daughter of disgraced former strongman Alberto Fujimori coasting to victory. She will now face veteran pro-business politician Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on June 5.
Sex Worker Seeking Election in Peru Promises to Turn Congress into a ‘Respectable Brothel’
Angela Villón has been one of the congressional candidates in Sunday's general elections who has received most nationwide attention ahead of Sunday's general elections.
Keiko Fujimori’s Chances of Becoming Peru’s President Depend on Her Jailed Dad’s Legacy
Her position as the favorite to win Sunday's first round presidential vote lies in the nostalgia many Peruvians feel for her father, Alberto Fujimori. But the hard right former president imprisoned for abuses during his rule, is also widely hated.
Allegations of Giving Voters Cash Could Disqualify Peru’s Presidential Frontrunner
The expulsion of Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed hard-right former president Alberto Fujimori, would plunge the elections into chaos. Not doing so would shred what little credibility the electoral authorities have left.
Peru's Presidential Race Is Facing Turmoil After a Key Candidate Is Barred From Running
The electoral authorities banned Julio Guzmán's candidacy on a minor technicality. He had recently emerged as the only contender capable of challenging frontrunner Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of the jailed hard-right former president Alberto Fuj