Keiko Fujimori sworn in as Peru's ninth president in a decade

On Tuesday, Keiko Fujimori took the oath of office as Peru's ninth president in ten years during a formal event in Lima. The 51-year-old conservative triumphed in the June runoff by a margin of fewer than 50,000 votes and is set to serve until 2031. As the daughter of a former president imprisoned for human rights violations, Fujimori aims to bring stability to the nation’s volatile political landscape. In the last decade, only three presidents were elected through popular vote, while others were either ousted by Congress or resigned due to corruption issues. With her Popular Force party and its main ally controlling half of the Senate, legislative challenges to her presidency may be more difficult. Fujimori's campaign focused on enhancing security in a country plagued by extortion.