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Peru's newly inaugurated President Fujimori vows military-led crackdown on crime

Peru's President Keiko Fujimori speaks after taking the oath of office, 28 July 2026.
Peru's President Keiko Fujimori speaks after taking the oath of office at Congress in Lima, Peru, 28 July 2026. © Guadalupe Pardo, Reuters

Peru's newly inaugurated President Keiko Fujimori – the ninth in just a decade – pledged to deploy the armed forces to crime-ridden areas and adopt a hardline security strategy as Peru grapples with its worst wave of gang violence, extortion and illegal mining in decades.

Peru's conservative President Keiko Fujimori took office on Tuesday, vowing to tackle the wave of crime sweeping the Andean nation.

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