Popular Force
Coverage of Popular Force in the Nexus archive.
- Keiko Fujimori inaugurated as Peru’s president following narrow election victory
Keiko Fujimori was inaugurated as Peru’s president after winning a narrow election by fewer than 50,000 votes. Her Popular Force party and ally Popular Renovation will control half the senate, making it harder to remove her. Fujimori pledged to address crime and boost infrastructure, but opposition leaders demand reversals of laws seen as weakening anti-organized crime efforts.
- Keiko Fujimori’s party wins Senate presidency in Peru ahead of presidential inauguration
Keiko Fujimori's Popular Force party secured the Senate presidency in Peru through an alliance with the conservative Popular Renewal party. Miguel Torres was elected Senate president with 30 votes, while Alejandro Muñante became first vice president. Peru's Congress, reinstating a bicameral system after over three decades, is finalizing leadership ahead of Fujimori's July 28 inauguration.
- Keiko Fujimori’s party wins Senate presidency in Peru ahead of presidential inauguration
Keiko Fujimori's Popular Force party secured the Senate presidency in Peru through an alliance with Popular Renewal, with Miguel Torres elected as Senate president. The Senate leadership was established two days before Fujimori's July 28 inauguration, as Congress reinstates a bicameral system amid a governance crisis with no majority political forces.