Keiko Fujimori’s Defining Choice in Peru
By
Michael Reid
Will Peru’s likely president-elect seek revenge, or build a democratic legacy?
It will be several weeks before queried ballots are reviewed and the result becomes official, but it is clear that, on her fourth attempt, Keiko Fujimori has been elected as Peru’s next president. A conservative, she has won by less than 1% over her runoff rival Roberto Sánchez, a left-winger. It is the third successive presidential election in Peru decided by such a narrow margin. She will inherit a country divided not just between left and right but also regionally. It is also one whose institutions have been weakened in part by her own party’s doing. Sánchez aroused fears of...
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