Tag: Peru

Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 23:08 UTC
Peru: Public Prosecutor requests preventive detention for Keiko Fujimori for failing to comply with probation

The Peruvian public prosecutor's office has requested that conservative presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori be remanded in custody for failing to comply with “the obligations imposed by the Criminal Court of Appeals” by meeting with one of the witnesses in her alleged money laundering trial during a press conference, which she was prohibited from doing. The request is contained in a document circulating since Thursday with the signature of the prosecutor in charge of the Lava Jato case in Peru, José Domingo Pérez.
Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Peru's elections: Castillo claims victory by around 80,000 votes, Fujimori will challenge the results legally

Leftwing candidate Pedro Castillo, from the Peru Libre party, Wednesday announced he had won the presidential runoff in Peru when votes were still being counted.
Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 10:14 UTC
Peru: After over 99% of votes counted, Castillo's narrow win looks imminent, but Fujimori cries there was fraud

Leftwing candidate Pedro Castillo of the Peru Libre party was leading conservative Keiko Fujimori of Fuerza Popular by 50.253% against 49.747% with 99.282% of the votes counted, according to the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) by Wednesday dawn. However, Castillo already addressed his supporters from the balcony of his party's headquarters in Lima and declared himself the winner, ahead of the official count.
Monday, June 7th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Peru: Fujimori slightly ahead but too soon to celebrate – exit polls show otherwise

Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori was slightly ahead of leftist Pedro Castillo Monday dawn as provisional results of Peru's presidential runoff were being announced by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE).
Friday, June 4th 2021 - 09:29 UTC
Keiko narrows the gap with leftist Castillo for Peru's presidential runoff

Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former dictator Alberto Fujimori now sitting in jail for human rights violations, closes in on leftist first-round winner Pedro Castillo for Sunday's presidential runoff in Peru, a study showed Thursday.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2021 - 06:18 UTC
Wrong stats: Peru doubles its official Covid-19 death toll, 69,342 to 180,764

Peru more than doubled its official coronavirus death toll, becoming the country with the highest Covid-19 mortality per capita anywhere in the world. The government admitted it had raised the count from 69,342 to 180,764 on the advice of a panel of health experts, which found there had been an undercount.
Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 08:06 UTC
Alleged Shining Path attack leaves 18 dead in Peru

A terrorist attack allegedly perpetrated by a column of the Shining Path group has left at least 18 dead in the Peruvian province of Satipo, in the Junín region, in the jungle Valley of the Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro rivers, it was reported late Monday.
Friday, May 14th 2021 - 09:28 UTC
Peru: Motion to impeach President Sagasti fails forlornly in Parliament

An overwhelming majority of Peru's Parliament Thursday voted in plenum against a motion seeking to oust President Francisco Sagasti.
Tuesday, May 11th 2021 - 00:53 UTC
Keiko Fujimori soars in Peruvian presidential election polls

The latest Peruvian presidential election opinion polls showed the gap between socialist front-runner Pedro Castillo and the conservative Keiko Fujimori is rapidly shrinking ahead of June 6 presidential elections.
Monday, May 3rd 2021 - 09:28 UTC
Castillo and Fujimori hold first presidential debate leading to Peru's runoff

The presidential debate between both runoff candidates, one of whom will become Peru's new president on June 6, took place Saturday in the North Andean city of Chota.