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Peru’s monetary system would not work in Venezuela

As Venezuela's National Assembly debates how to kill the world's highest inflation rate, two economists argue that copying Peru would be a mistake.

Fortune · Sep 8

Sheinbaum Says Nicaragua Must Choose Its Own Fate. A Rights Group Asks: Choose With What Ballot?

WOLA challenges Sheinbaum's Nicaragua defense, noting Ortega's Assembly just barred 452 dissidents from ever running for office again.

Latin Times · Sep 5

Fujimori takes razor-thin lead in Peru election

Conservative Keiko Fujimori has inched into the lead in the Peruvian election vote count, with a difference of about 600 votes out of 18 million.

AAP · Jun 12

Polls open in tight Peru presidential runoff

LIMA - Polls opened in Peru's presidential runoff Sunday, with crime and political instability dominating a race to choose the country's ninth leader in a decade.

Bangkok Post · Jun 7

Peru poll a test of Latin America's rightward shift

Crime and the great wealth divide have emerged as key issues as Peruvians vote in ‌a run-off presidential election.

AAP · Jun 7

Peru’s discontented voters face straight left-right choice in election runoff

Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of 1990s leader Alberto, is vying with a congressman to become country’s ninth president in a decade

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7

Peru votes for president in tight runoff between conservative Fujimori, leftist Sanchez

Polls open for the final round of Peru's presidential elections on Sunday, with voters set to choose the country's ninth leader in 10 years. Following a first-round vote marred by logistical problems and fraud allegations, voters will choose between conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez.

France 24 · Jun 7

Fourth Time's a Charm? Keiko Fujimori in Another Razor-Thin Presidential Runoff; This Time Against Roberto Sánchez

Peru will return to voting stations on June 7, 2026 for the decisive presidential runoff that will pit conservative veteran Keiko Fujimori against left‑wing challenger Roberto Sánchez, in a contest that could redefine the country's economic model, its relationship with the United States, and the lives of hundreds of thousands…

Latin Times · May 17

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo sentenced for conspiracy

Peru’s Supreme Court has sentenced former President Pedro Castillo to 11.5 years in prison for conspiracy to commit a rebellion in 2022, when he tried to dissolve the Congress as lawmakers prepared to impeach him

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025

Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum Responds to Peruvian Government Threats Over Asylum for Former Prime Minister

The Peruvian government, led by President José Jerí, made a new threat against the Mexican government after it granted political asylum to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez

Latin Times · Nov 24, 2025