Keiko Fujimori: Moment Is Coming To Request Pardon For Father

Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori, said Tuesday that she is increasingly considering requesting a pardon for her father, citing medical reports that the 73-year-old’s health is deteriorating. “There is a medical report that indicates that he is a cancer patient, has severe depression with ups and downs, that in an accident  he hit his [...]

Humala to begin South American tour with first stop in Brazil

Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala will begin a tour throughout South America this week starting with a stop in Brazil, daily El Comercio reported. Humala said in an interview with CNN that he will also visit Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela. He is also planning a visit to the United States, the report [...]

Lawmaker: Fujimori pardon by Garcia is feasible

Congressman Jose Vargas of President Alan Garcia’s ruling Aprista party said Tuesday that the head-of-state could pardon jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori due to the latter’s age and declining health, daily El Comercio reported. “I think that because Fujimori is elderly and that, apparently, he has cancer, a pardon is feasible could be considered, for strictly [...]

Op-Ed: Observations on the Election Results

“The coming years will for sure compound this as the voting tsunami lines the pockets of a few, but salts the wells of families all over Peru.”   By Nicholas Asheshov Here are some immediate technical observations on the knife-edge victory of Ollanta Humala. Keiko Fujimori’s people fatally misjudged the final two or three weeks [...]

Humala will look to relocate Alberto Fujimori to different prison

Peru’s next government will look to move ex-President Alberto Fujimori to a regular prison from his cell at the Barbadillo prison at the headquarters of the police’s Special Operations Unit (Diroes), daily La Republica reported. “Diroes is definitely not the appropriate center for a person that has committed this crimes that are so grave,” said [...]

Fujimori concedes defeat, salutes Humala on victory

Congresswoman Keiko Fujimori has conceded defeat in Peru’s presidential election to left-wing nationalist Ollanta Humala, daily El Comercio reported. “I recognize the triumph of Ollanta Humala, I salute his victory and I wish him luck,” said Fujimori, who added that now is the time to “mend bridges and start dialogue.” On Monday, official results from [...]

Fujimori, Humala make last effort for undecided voters

Entering the final stretch of a polarized campaign, presidential hopefuls Keiko Fujimori and Ollanta Humala sent out their last messages Thursday night in an attempt to bait some 10 percent of the electorate that is still undecided. Both candidates closed their campaigns with rallies in Peruvian capital Lima attended by hordes of supporters.

Business is betting that Keiko will be first past the post in a photo-finish

By Nicholas Asheshov  — If the secret polls are right, and the stock market, which shot sharply up seven points on Thursday, clearly thinks they are, Keiko Fujimori will squeak past Ollanta Humala to win the run-off election on Sunday June 5 and become president as of July 28, 2011 through 2016. As Keiko-backers see [...]

OP-ED: Why Humala?

By Eleanor Griffis, Peruvian Times Publisher ~ Two weeks ago, presidential candidate Ollanta Humala took an oath to abide by a list of 12 conditions that would ensure the defense of democracy and rule of law if he is elected president. The event was significant but it didn’t get much press coverage, other than that [...]

Political scientists say No to Keiko Fujimori

A group of leading Peruvian and foreign political scientists signed a statement this week to say they believe Keiko Fujimori would be the worst option as leader of Peru. The full statement reads:  “Peru is preparing for an election next June 5 in which none of the two presidential candidates exhibits the democratic credentials we would [...]

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