Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Peru's President following narrow election victory

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · Jul 29, 2026 · 828 words · By Authors; Contributors

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Conservative leader Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru's President on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) after winning the June presidential runoff by a margin of fewer than 50,000 votes, a victory that confirmed a regional shift in South America toward the…

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What happened

Why it matters

Fujimori, a four-time presidential candidate and leader of Peru's largest political party, takes office as the country's ninth President in a decade.

Common ground

The 51-year-old is hoping to stabilise Peru's turbulent politics, reduce crime and boost economic growth.

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Claim 1: “announced a 15 per cent increase in the nation's minimum wage.”

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Three independent web sources confirm that President Keiko Fujimori announced a 15% increase in the minimum wage to 1,300 soles during her July 28, 2026 address.

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web search NEUTRAL — PERU-POLITICS-INAUGURATION Peru's President Keiko Fujimori speaks after taking the oath of office during her inauguration ceremony at Congress in Lima on July 28, 2026.
https://www.latintimes.com/what-keiko-fujimoris-wage-hike-co…

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web search NEUTRAL — President Keiko Fujimori announced a 15% minimum-wage increase to 1,300 soles and a doubling of Pensión 65 in her first message to Peru on 28 July 2026.
https://www.riotimesonline.com/keiko-fujimori-minimum-wage-r…

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web search NEUTRAL — President Keiko Fujimori began her five-year term, delivering an inaugural address. She plans to grant the military greater authority.In terms of the economy, she took the unexpected step of raising t…
https://efe.com/english/latest-news/2026-07-29/fujimori-begi…

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Claim 2: “He was pardoned in December 2023 and died in September the following year.”

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Wikipedia entry for Alberto Fujimori confirms his death on September 11, 2024. The pardon in December 2023 is consistent with the timeline provided in the claim.

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Claim 3: “Conservatives have won seven major presidential elections in Latin America in the past few years, most of them since the January 2025 inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump”

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Claim 4: “investigate the deaths of 50 civilians during anti-government protests in late 2022 and early 2023 following the removal of former President Pedro Castillo.”

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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding the investigation into 50 civilian deaths in 2022/2023.

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Claim 5: “The 51-year-old is hoping to stabilise Peru's turbulent politics”

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Multiple independent news sources (Al Jazeera, France24) and the context of her birth date (May 25, 1975) confirm she is 51 years old in 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi (born 25 May 1975) is a Peruvian politician who has served as the president of Peru since 2026. The eldest daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, she is the leadin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiko_Fujimori

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General elections were held in Peru from 12 to 13 April 2026 to elect the president, vice presidents, and the Congress of the Republic of Peru. As no presidential candidate achieved a majority of vote…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Peruvian_general_election

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto (26 July 1938 – 11 September 2024) was a Peruvian politician, professor, and engineer who served as the president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. During Fujimori's tenure, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Fujimori

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Claim 6: “Ms. Fujimori's June election victory, along with those of Abelardo de la Espriella in Colombia and Jose Antonio Kast in Chile”

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Claim 7: “Over the past decade, only three of Peru's Presidents have been elected by popular vote.”

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While sources confirm Peru has had many presidents in a short time (e.g., seven since 2016), none of the provided evidence specifically confirms the count of 'only three elected by popular vote' in the last decade.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Republic of Peru has two vice presidents, the first vice president and the second vice president, who are elected along with the president in democratic elections. Their only constitutional missio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_Peru

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of Peru (Spanish: presidente del Perú), officially the constitutional president of the Republic of Peru (Spanish: presidente constitucional de la República del Perú), is the head of stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Peru

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of those who have served as President of the Republic of Peru (head of state and head of government of Peru) from its establishment to the present. The office was established by the 182…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Peru

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Claim 8: “winning the June presidential runoff by a margin of fewer than 50,000 votes”

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Three independent web sources confirm the June 7, 2026 runoff victory with a margin of fewer than 50,000 votes (specifically cited as ~42,000 by status.lu).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mark Vito Villanella (born August 10, 1976) is an American-Peruvian businessman and media personality who is known for his past marriage to Peru's president, Keiko Fujimori. He is the founder of the P…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Villanella

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Claim 9: “voters in the highlands... overwhelmingly supported left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez”

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Claim 10: “Conservative leader Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru's President on Tuesday (July 28, 2026)”

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Multiple independent sources (AFP, EL PAÍS, and Wikipedia) confirm Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as President of Peru on July 28, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kenji Gerardo Fujimori Higuchi (born 19 May 1980) is a Peruvian businessman and former politician representing Lima from 2011 until he was suspended from congressional duty in June 2018, in aftermath …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Fujimori

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Claim 11: “Its central bank has long kept the benchmark interest rate below 5 per cent”

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Claim 12: “Ms. Fujimori, a four-time presidential candidate and leader of Peru's largest political party, takes office as the country's ninth President in a decade.”

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NPR and SeafoodSource both report that she is a four-time candidate, leader of the largest party, and the ninth president in a decade.

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Claim 13: “Ms. Fujimori's Popular Force party and its main ally, Popular Renovation, will hold half the Senate seats once the new legislature is installed”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the Senate or unrelated political standoffs; no specific source confirms the 50% seat share for Popular Force and Popular Renovation in the 2026 legislature.

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web search NEUTRAL — Party-list proportional representation was used for both chambers: on a regional basis for the Senate, and using the D'Hondt method for the lower house. Members of both houses had to be Peruvian citiz…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_the_Republic_of_Pe…

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web search NEUTRAL — But Fujimori’s party, Popular Force, won a congressional majority in Congress and focused most of its efforts in frustrating PPK’s legislative agenda and removing his cabinet ministers.
https://www.as-coa.org/articles/update-perus-political-stand…

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web search NEUTRAL — General elections are scheduled to be held in Peru on April 12, 2026. This market will resolve according to the political party that wins the greatest number of seats in the next Peruvian Senate elect…
https://polymarket.com/th/event/peru-senate-election-winner/…

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Claim 14: “She is the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, who led the country in the 1990s”

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Wikipedia explicitly confirms Keiko Fujimori is the daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, who served from 1990 to 2000.

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web search NEUTRAL — Keiko (c. 1976 – 12 December 2003) was a male orca captured in the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland in 1979, and widely known for his portrayal of Willy in the 1993 film Free Willy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiko_(orca)

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web search NEUTRAL — Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi[a] (born 25 May 1975) is a Peruvian politician who has served as the president of Peru since 2026. The eldest daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, she is the lea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiko_Fujimori

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