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Fujimori inaugurated, rightward shift and security push

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Fujimori inaugurated after tight runoff, inaugurated, rightward shift and security focus push

Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s first female president on 28 July 2026 after the JNE certified the winning a narrow runoff result on 15 July. She won the second round with 50.13 (50.13 % of the vote, a margin of fewer than 50,000 votes over left‑wing congressman Roberto Sánchez (49.86 to 49.86 %). In her inaugural address she described called the state she inherited as “catastrophic” – unfinished hospitals, expired medicines, undelivered school kits and no El Niño contingency plan – and warned of deep societal polarization, noting that half of the electorate voters had backed Sánchez her opponent and that Peru has seen nine presidents in ten years. The Her transition team, led by economist Marco Vinelli, presented a diagnostic ahead of a Council of Ministers meeting on 29 July. Fujimori announced emergency decrees to expand video‑surveillance, build four megaprisons and create new command‑and‑control centres, and pledged to attract while pledging private investment, upgrade infrastructure and modernise public services with technology upgrades and artificial intelligence, while acknowledging AI‑driven public‑service modernisation within fiscal limits. Diplomatic activity was extensive, with leaders delegations from Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Honduras, Panama, Spain and EU ambassadors attending the ceremony, alongside delegations from Spain, EU, China, Japan and Morocco, Morocco attended, underscoring Peru’s strategic role in the U.S.–China rivalry. She became In the nation’s first female president, reviving days after the Fujimori legacy; ceremony she signalled alignment with U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Escudo de las Américas” anti‑crime initiative, reinforcing her father Alberto hard‑line security agenda. Fujimori ruled from 1990‑2000 before being imprisoned for human‑rights abuses. Opposition candidate Sánchez called for a referendum highlighted Peru’s partnership with China, pointing to replace the 1990s constitution, highlighting Chancay port as a split between Lima‑centered voters flagship trade hub. Regional right‑wing leaders from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay were slated to attend. An Ipsos poll showed 71 % of Peruvians willing to give her a chance, while the rural‑Andean‑Amazonian majority. mayor of Puno urged greater budget decentralisation for neglected highland regions. The government administration also noted the looming El Niño threat. The government launched a rapid‑approval system and tax incentives for major copper projects, pledging that 40 % of mining proceeds will be allocated to local communities.

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  1. 2026-07-26 17:35 UTC Fujimori inaugurated, rightward shift and security push
  2. 2026-07-26 14:25 UTC Fujimori inaugurated after tight runoff, security focus
  3. 2026-07-26 08:01 UTC Fujimori inaugurated after tight runoff, security, mining
  4. 2026-07-26 05:02 UTC Fujimori inauguration, security, diplomacy, mining unrest
  5. 2026-07-26 04:45 UTC Fujimori inauguration amid security, diplomacy, US‑China r*

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