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From Bolsonaro and Bukele to Fujimori and De la Espriella: Trump and Latin America's rightward turn

Soon after the US president first moved into the White House, his policies and outspoken backing for certain candidates inspired a new wave of Latin American leaders now shaping the continent’s future.

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Peru's leftist candidate Sanchez asks right-wing rival Fujimori to back vote recount

Peru's leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez on Friday proposed a recount to his conservative rival Keiko Fujimori, citing alleged irregularities after votes coming in from abroad were tallied. Counting that continues at a sluggish pace has Fujimori ahead by a razor-thin margin.

France 24

Fujimori takes razor-thin lead in Peru election

Conservative Keiko Fujimori has inched into the lead in the Peruvian election vote count, with a difference of about 600 votes out of 18 million.

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Photo Finish in Peru: Fujimori Overtakes Sánchez by 922 Votes — and Expats Will Decide the Rest

Keiko Fujimori has overtaken Roberto Sánchez by just 922 votes in Peru's presidential runoff with 98.23% counted. Overseas ballots that have arrived in Lima could decide the presidency — though an official winner may not be declared until July.

Latin Times

Peru's Election Could Be Decided Abroad: How Millions of Immigrant Voters in the U.S. and Other Countries May Choose the Next President

Peru's next president may be chosen not only in Lima, Cusco or the Andean highlands, but also in New Jersey, Madrid, Santiago, Buenos Aires and Tokyo. With Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez locked in a razor-thin runoff, the vote from abroad has become one of the most watched pieces of…

Latin Times

Leftist Sanchez takes lead in polarised Peru election

Left-wing politician Roberto Sánchez holds a slim lead over Keiko Fujimori in the second round of Peru's presidential election.

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Leftist Roberto Sanchez takes lead in Peru's razor-thin presidential runoff

Leftist canditate Roberto Sanchez pulled into the lead in Peru's presidential runoff on Monday, overtaking conservative Keiko Fujimori by a razor-thin margin. Fewer than 4,300 votes separate Sanchez from Fujimori, who has already tried and failed to reach the presidency three times.

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Peruvians vote for president yet again

Peruvians are choosing between two presidential candidates with starkly different views as polls estimate roughly 30 per cent of voters remained undecided.

AAP

Peru poll a test of Latin America's rightward shift

Crime and the great wealth divide have emerged as key issues as Peruvians vote in ‌a run-off presidential election.

AAP

Peru’s discontented voters face straight left-right choice in election runoff

Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of 1990s leader Alberto, is vying with a congressman to become country’s ninth president in a decade

The Guardian - UK

Peru votes for president in tight runoff between conservative Fujimori, leftist Sanchez

Polls open for the final round of Peru's presidential elections on Sunday, with voters set to choose the country's ninth leader in 10 years. Following a first-round vote marred by logistical problems and fraud allegations, voters will choose between conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez.

France 24

Fourth Time's a Charm? Keiko Fujimori in Another Razor-Thin Presidential Runoff; This Time Against Roberto Sánchez

Peru will return to voting stations on June 7, 2026 for the decisive presidential runoff that will pit conservative veteran Keiko Fujimori against left‑wing challenger Roberto Sánchez, in a contest that could redefine the country's economic model, its relationship with the United States, and the lives of hundreds of thousands…

Latin Times

Peruvians go to polls hoping to break cycle of instability

Crime and corruption top voter concerns in highly unpredictable election with 35 candidates for president

The Guardian - UK

Peruvian state responsible for mother’s death in forced sterilisation, court rules

Landmark ruling in Celia Ramos case finds 310,000 women, most Indigenous, were targeted in brutal 1990s campaign

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Peru ordered to pay reparations for forced sterilization death of mom-of-three

Celia Ramos was only 34 when she died, leaving behind three daughters in her Andean village

Euronews

Peruvian shamans’ first 2026 prediction comes true with Nicolás Maduro's fall

While Trump’s operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro shocked the world, it was foretold just days earlier in Peru...

The Independent UK

Peruvian shamans send message to Trump in 2026 predictions

Shamans in Peru have shared their predictions for the upcoming year in an annual ritual.

The Independent UK

Shamans predict Trump will oust Maduro in 2026

The predictions encompassed international relations, ongoing global conflicts and the fates of prominent world leaders

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Case of mother who died during forced sterilisation in Peru to be heard in court

Celia Ramos was one of thousands of women subjected to government’s brutal policy in the 1990s. A ruling by the inter-American court of human rights could open way for reparations

The Conversation

‘The pope is Peruvian!’ How 2 decades in South America shaped the vision of Pope Leo XIV

In his first appearance as Pope Leo XIV on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, the man born Robert Francis Prevost spoke for 10 minutes in Italian. Then he transitioned to Spanish and, with a big grin, gave a greeting to his “beloved diocese of Chiclayo in Peru.”

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Mario Vargas Llosa obituary

Peruvian novelist, essayist and aspiring politician who was awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 2010

International Business Times

Vargas Llosa, Last Of Latin America's Literary Golden Generation

Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa was the last survivor of a golden generation of Latin American literary giants, his writing exploring universal themes often set outside his native Peru.

International Business Times

Peru's Ex-president Toledo Gets 20 Years For Corruption

A Peruvian court on Monday sentenced former president Alejandro Toledo to more than 20 years in prison for accepting multi-million-dollar bribes from scandal-hit Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s the first time I’ve woven in 27 years’: Peruvian women revive arts lost to trauma of forced sterilisations

After the death of former president Alberto Fujimori this month, survivors still seeking justice are finding healing and hope in Indigenous weaving abandoned as a result of his policy

International Business Times

Peru Bids Farewell To Polarizing Ex-president Fujimori

The state funeral of Peru's divisive ex-president Alberto Fujimori, a major figure in Latin American politics, began Saturday in Lima, capping three days of national mourning.

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