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Keiko Fujimori inaugurated as president of Peru : NPR
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Key Points:
- Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru's president after narrowly winning the June runoff, marking a regional trend toward conservative leadership in South America.
- As leader of Peru's largest party, Fujimori aims to stabilize politics, reduce crime, and boost economic growth, with her party holding half the senate seats to strengthen her position.
- Her campaign focused on tough crime-fighting measures, including adopting policies from El Salvador, building a megaprison, and temporarily deploying the military for security operations.
- Opposition leaders demand the reversal of recent laws seen as weakening anti-corruption efforts and call for investigations into deaths during 2022-2023 protests, with some protesting her inauguration.
- Fujimori's victory highlights deep political polarization in Peru, with strong support in coastal regions but opposition in Indigenous highland areas, amid ongoing economic stability and social inequality concerns.
