Keiko Fujimori inaugurated as Peru president amid broad diplomatic attendance FAST-MOVING
Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as President of Peru on Tuesday 28 July 2026. The ceremony began at 12:15 local time in the Congress hemicycle and was followed by her first Message to the Nation. The event coincided with Peru’s 205th independence anniversary and featured delegations from dozens of countries, including King Felipe VI of Spain, Argentine President Javier Milei, and a U.S. delegation led by Vice‑Secretary of State Christopher Landau. Other heads of state present were the presidents of Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Panama, Honduras and the prime minister of Aruba, as well as a Chinese minister.
Two days earlier, the restored Senate elected Miguel Torres as its president with 30 of 60 votes, giving Fujimori’s Fuerza Popular a foothold in the revived bicameral legislature. The Senate leadership vote took place ahead of the presidential inauguration and after the narrow presidential runoff, which Fujimori won by fewer than 50 000 votes over Roberto Sánchez. Fujimori later thanked Senate leaders Miguel Torres and Óscar Reto on her official X account.
The new administration’s cabinet was expected to be sworn in the same day, though details remained undisclosed at the time of the inauguration.
Entities: Bernie Navarro · Christopher Landau · Donald Trump · Felipe VI · Javier Milei · Keiko Fujimori · King Felipe VI · Miguel Torres · Miguel Ángel Torres · Óscar Reto
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- [● 2 SOURCES] Foreign dignitaries attending the inauguration include King Felipe VI of Spain and President Javier Milei of Argentina. (supported by 0701839d-667a-4942-9978-4c1294537151, 021ce829-00f1-4022-b95b-c63d872bbca7)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A U.S. delegation led by Vice‑Secretary of State Christopher Landau attended the inauguration ceremony. (supported by 0701839d-667a-4942-9978-4c1294537151)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Keiko Fujimori won the presidential election by fewer than 50,000 votes over Roberto Sánchez. (supported by 57dc86de-71d1-4992-a234-700764b381dc, 06873d67-a279-4cd6-8c06-ec950a975f8b)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Peru's bicameral legislature was restored after years of unicameral rule, with the first Senate leadership election held before the presidential inauguration. (supported by 57dc86de-71d1-4992-a234-700764b381dc, 33f69ddb-c84c-41ff-b843-cf3e66b40197)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The inauguration ceremony is scheduled to begin at 12:15 local time in the Congress hemicycle. (supported by 0701839d-667a-4942-9978-4c1294537151, de6c846d-f508-4d9d-9119-293aaeaacd0a, 021ce829-00f1-4022-b95b-c63d872)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Keiko Fujimori will be inaugurated as president of Peru on 28 July 2026. (multiple articles)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Miguel Ángel Torres was elected president of the Peruvian Senate with 30 of 60 votes. (supported by 57dc86de-71d1-4992-a234-700764b381dc)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Keiko Fujimori thanked Senate leaders Miguel Ángel Torres and Óscar Reto on her official X account. (supported by 78f827d9-ebf9-4d48-a343-7f645d419cfa)