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Keiko Fujimori sworn in as president of Peru following narrow election victory

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Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru's ninth president in a decade after winning a narrow run-off election in June by fewer than 50,000 votes. The 51-year-old conservative daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, who is jailed for human rights abuses, will govern until 2031. Her inauguration underscores Peru's political instability, with frequent leadership changes in recent years.

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Keiko Fujimori won the June run-off by fewer than 50,000 votes.

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Fujimori becomes Peru's ninth president in a decade.

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  • Keiko Fujimori won the June run-off by fewer than 50,000 votes.
  • She is the daughter of a former president jailed for human rights abuses.

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Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s ninth president in a decade at an official ceremony in Lima on Tuesday, Agence France-Presse journalists observed. The conservative 51-year-old won June’s run-off by fewer than 50,000 votes and will govern until 2031. Fujimori, the daughter of a former president jailed for human rights abuses, will become Peru’s ninth president in a decade.

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Fujimori will govern until 2031.

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Fujimori won the June run-off election by fewer than 50,000 votes.

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Fujimori is the daughter of a former president jailed for human rights abuses.

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Fujimori becomes Peru's ninth president in a decade.

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Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as president of Peru on Tuesday.

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