Keiko Fujimori Inaugurated as Peru President, Cites Catastrophic State
Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru's president on 28 July 2026, marking the start of a five‑year term. In a live address she warned that she is inheriting a "catastrophic" state, citing desolate reports from her transfer team about halted hospital projects, expired medicines and unaddressed risks from El Niño.
She announced her first cabinet meeting for 29 July, focusing on urgent security measures and the rapid implementation of emergency decrees. Fujimori also met with a delegation of European Union ambassadors in Lima to discuss democratic stability and development cooperation.
The investiture ceremony will be attended by foreign leaders, including Spain's King Felipe VI and several former Latin‑American presidents, underscoring broad diplomatic support. In parallel, Peru and Venezuela have agreed to restore full diplomatic relations after a two‑year break, a step linked to the new administration’s outreach.
Opposition figures, notably deputy César Tito Rojas, condemned the Fujimori family’s decade‑long political dominance, describing it as a ten‑year crisis that produced eight presidents. The criticism highlights the polarized domestic environment that Fujimori inherits.