Fear of a Triumph by Keiko Fujimori, the Key to Peru’s Elections
Fear of a Triumph by Keiko Fujimori, the Key to Peru’s Elections
By Ángel Páez
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“No Narco-state, No Keiko!” was the chant repeated endlessly by protesters during the massive May 31 demonstrations in
Lima and many other cities in Peru against the possible triumph of presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori. Credit: Courtesy
of La República“No Narco-state, No Keiko!” was the chant repeated endlessly by protesters during the massive May 31
demonstrations in Lima and many other cities in Peru against the possible triumph of presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori.
Credit: Courtesy of La República
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LIMA, Jun 3 2016 (IPS) - Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets of Lima and other cities to protest the likely triumph in the Sunday Jun. 5 runoff election of Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year sentence for corruption and crimes against humanity.
If Keiko Fujimori wins, as indicated by the polls, it will be the fourth time a Fujimori is elected president.
Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) spent two full terms in office and his third term was cut short (he served less than one year) due to a corruption scandal revolving around his security chief Vladimiro Montesinos. His administration was marked by human rights violations and a self-coup in which he dissolved Congress, suspended civil liberties and established government by decree.
On May 31 and two previous occasions, enormous crowds of demonstrators took to the streets in Lima and other major cities to protest the candidacy of Keiko Fujimori, in protests similar to those she faced as first lady – a position she held informally after her parents divorced – during the campaign in which her father was reelected to a third term, in 2000.
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