Kenji FujimoriKenji Gerardo Fujimori Higuchi (born 19 May 1980) is a Peruvian businessman and former politician representing Lima from 2011 until he was suspended from congressional duty in June 2018, in aftermath of the Mamanivideos scandal. He is the son of former President Alberto Fujimori and former First Lady and congresswoman Susana Higuchi.
Alberto FujimoriAlberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto (26 July 1938 – 11 September 2024) was a Peruvian politician, professor, engineer and dictator who served as the president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. During Fujimori's tenure, the Peruvian Armed Forces repressed the far-left guerrilla group Shining Path, halting the group's actions while also killing thousands of civilians.
2011 Peruvian general electionPresidential election10 April 2011 (first round) 5 June 2011 (second round)Opinion pollsTurnout83.71% (first round) 5.00pp 82.54% (second round) 5.17ppFirst round results by department (left) and province (right)Second round results by department (left) and province (right)Congressional election10 April 2011All 130 seats in the Congress of Peru66 seats needed for a majorityThis lists parties that won seats.
Jaime YoshiyamaClemente Jaime Yoshiyama Tanaka (Spanish pronunciation:; born 23 July 1944) is a Peruvian politician. He was the President of the Democratic Constitutional Congress from December 1992 to July 1995. He was also the Minister of the Presidency during the administration of President Alberto Fujimori. Early life and educationYoshiyama was born on 23 July 1944 in Huancayo, Junín to a family of Japanese Peruvians. He is graduated in Industrial Engineering.
Keiko FujimoriKeiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi (born 25 May 1975) is a Peruvian politician who has served as the president of Peru since 2026. The eldest daughter of former president and dictator Alberto Fujimori, she is the leading figure of Fujimorism, the conservative political movement associated with her father, and has led its party, Popular Force, since 2009. Fujimori served as First Lady of Peru from 1994 to 2000 and as a member of Congress for Lima from 2006 to 2011.2026 Peruvian general electionPresidential election← 202112–13 April 2026 (first round)7 June 2026 (second round)2031 →Opinion pollsRegistered27,325,432Turnout73.81% (first round) 3.76pp72.03% (second round) 2.54ppFirst round results by districtsSecond round results by districtsSenate← 199012–13 April 20262031 →All 60 seats in the Senate31 seats needed for a majorityThis lists parties that won seats.
FujimorismFujimorism (Spanish: Fujimorismo) refers to the policies and the political ideology of former President of PeruAlberto Fujimori as well as the personality cult built around him, his policies, and his family, especially Keiko Fujimori, the current President of Peru.
2016 Peruvian general electionGeneral elections were held in Peru on 10 April 2016 to determine the president, vice-presidents, composition of the Congress of the Republic of Peru and the Peruvian representatives of the Andean Parliament. In the race for the presidency, incumbent President Ollanta Humala was ineligible for re-election due to constitutional term limits.
2021 Peruvian general electionGeneral elections were held in Peru on 11 April 2021. The presidential election, which determined the president and the vice presidents, required a run-off between the two top candidates, which was held on 6 June. The congressional elections determined the composition of the Congress of Peru, with all 130 seats contested. Pedro Castillo, a member of the left-wing Free Peru party, received the most votes in the first round.
Right-wing populismPolitical ideologyFrom left to right, top to bottom: Former Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán and President of Argentina Javier MileiPresident of Turkey Recep Tayyip ErdoğanPrime Minister of Italy Giorgia MeloniPresident of the United States Donald Trump and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin NetanyahuRight-wing populism, also called right populism and national populism, is a political ideology that combines right-wing politics with populist rhetoric and themes.
PeruPeru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered to the north by Ecuador and Colombia, to the east by Brazil, to the southeast by Bolivia, to the south by Chile, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean.
Spanish languageSpanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It originated in the Kingdom of Castile, a historical kingdom in north-central Spain. Today, it is a global language with 519 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 636 million speakers total, including second-language speakers.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.