Peru’s Keiko Fujimori wins presidential election, in latest victory for Latin American right

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/30/keiko-fujimori-wins-peru-presidential-election-polls-runoff

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Zaktor@sopuli.xyz · 53 pts · 67d (2 replies)

Her father was a dictator who dissolved congress, sent out death squads, and implemented a eugenics campaign in which indigenous women were sterilized. He spent the last years of his life in prison for human rights abuses, but was pardoned by multiple presidents and then on his death he was given a state funeral. *SIGH*

Akasazh@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 67d

The hang to nepotism is one of the greatest flawes of humanity

inari@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 67d

That's democracy for ya

TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 66d

People always have nostalgia for dictators so people vote for their progenitors. See Italy with Meloni being the granddaughter of Mussolini, and Philippines with Marcos family being back in power after twenty years of pillaging the country.

icelimit@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 66d (4 replies)

Isn't that like. A Japanese name?

Danquebec@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 66d

There has been a lot of Japanese immigration to Peru in the past. Probably more than anywhere else save maybe for Hawaii and Brazil.

rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 66d (1 reply)

She's Peruvian-born, so she's Peruvian. That's how civic citizenship works in the Americas, at least for now. On another note, Japan never was fond of migration, but did encourage migration to south America and particularly Brazil for some reason.

tacoplease@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 66d

On another note, Japan never was fond of migration, but did encourage migration to south America and particularly Brazil for some reason.

It was a prophecy that Brazilian Ju Jitsu become a thing.

RudeOnTuesdays@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 66d

Her father, of Japanese decent, was a previous president of Peru. He had to flee the country when he lost power to avoid prison.