Abstention and blank votes, the undisputed winners of Peru’s elections
More than six million Peruvians stayed home in a vote marked by fragmentation and distrust, and over three million ballots were cast null
With 37% of ballots counted, Keiko Fujimori leads Peru’s presidential race and is set to advance to runoff
In an election marred by logistical problems, the leader of Fuerza Popular and daughter of former autocratic leader Alberto Fujimori has garnered 17.17% of the vote, according to early counting
Peru’s Congress appoints José María Balcázar as president, the eighth in a decade
The ousting of José Jerí through a motion of censure pushes the 83‑year‑old into the presidency just two months before the elections. The appointee belongs to the party of convicted former leader Pedro Castillo
December, a cursed month for Peru
The release of Alberto Fujimori, the anniversary of Pedro Castillo’s self-coup, the suspension of the nation’s top prosecutor and Dina Boluarte’s first year in power have sparked a new cycle of protests
Fujimori’s release sparks diplomatic dispute between Peru and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
The government of Dina Boluarte will follow the Constitutional Court ruling that calls for the former Peruvian president, who is convicted of crimes against humanity, to be released from prison
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