Tag: <span>Keiko Fujimori</span>
April 11, 2016 > Staff
Fujimori Wins First Round of Peruvian Presidential Elections, Will Face Runoff in June
Top Story — The center-right candidate Keiko Fujimori won the first round of presidential elections in Peru on Sunday, during a weekend rocked by political violence that left three people […] Read More >
July 28, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Humala Sworn In As Peru’s New President; Promises Growth Will Include Poor
Peru swore in Ollanta Humala as the country’s new president Thursday, succeeding outgoing president Alán García. Humala, a former lieutenant colonel in the Peruvian army, campaigned on a platform of […] Read More >
June 13, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Peru’s Humala And García Both Hint At Pardon For Ex-Leader Fujimori
Peru’s president-elect Ollanta Humala may pardon imprisoned, former president Alberto Fujimori on humanitarian grounds after he was hospitalized earlier this month. Humala, who recently beat Fujimori’s daughter Keiko in Peru’s […] Read More >
June 7, 2011 > Staff
Peru’s Stock Market Plummets On News Of Ollanta Humala’s Victory
Today in Latin America Top Story — Peru’s stock exchange plummeted a record 12.5 percent and closed early after leftwing nationalist Ollanta Humala definitively won the country’s runoff presidential election Monday. […] Read More >
June 6, 2011 > Staff
Ollanta Humala Expected To Win Peru’s Runoff Election
Today in Latin America Top Story — Leftwing nationalist Ollanta Humala held a very narrow lead as of late Sunday night over conservative Keiko Fujimori in Peru’s runoff presidential election, […] Read More >
June 2, 2011 > Paul Alonso
Keiko Fujimori, “To Call Me Right-Wing Is a Lie” — An Interview
Keiko Fujimori is 35 years old and the daughter of ex-president Alberto Fujimori, jailed and sentenced for human rights violations in 2009. She became Peru’s first lady at 19 and […] Read More >
April 25, 2011 > Roque Planas
Mario Vargas Llosa Throws Support Behind Ollanta Humala In Peru’s Runoff Election
Peruvian Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, a political conservative famous for his criticism of Latin America’s far left, discarded the possibility of voting for rightwing candidate Keiko Fujimori in Peru’s […] Read More >
April 11, 2011 > Staff
Peru’s Ollanta Humala Wins First-Round Presidential Election, Will Likely Face Fujimori In Runoff
Today in Latin America Top Story — Leftwing nationalist Ollanta Humala will probably face conservative Keiko Fujimori in a second-round election for the Peruvian presidency, scheduled for June 5. A […] Read More >
March 28, 2011 > Staff
Nationalist Ollanta Humala Pulls Ahead In Peru’s Presidential Race
Today in Latin America Top Story — Left-leaning nationalist Ollanta Humala took the lead in Peru’s presidential race, according to a poll by CPI released Sunday. Some 21.1 percent of […] Read More >