The possibility of Peru’s former dictatorial president Alberto Fujimori running for president has increased following his joining Peru’s right-wing Fuerza Popular Popular Power party. RT reported this on June 19.
Fujimori published a video on his social networks on June 19 in which he announced his entry into the party, of which he himself is the founder. “Founding leader of the Fujimori movement takes his place in Fuerza Popular”says the message.
This fact was commented by his daughter Keiko Fujimori. “Great news for all Fujimorism. On Saturday the 15th my father signed the application for membership in Fuerza Popular.”responded his daughter and current leader of the right-wing party.
Now Alberto Fujimori is trying to stay out of politics so as not to cause disturbances after his scandalous assessments about current events in Peru.
However, analysts and journalists believe that the possibility of his candidacy for the presidency of Peru in 2026 cannot be ruled out, despite the fact that the former dictator was sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes against humanity. Plus, he’s now facing another lawsuit.
Likewise, deputy Keiko Fujimori did not rule out running for the fourth time in the 2026 presidential elections. “I strive to present a coordinated candidacy, I look for a candidate in common with other political parties. “That would be the most mature thing to do.”she said.
Some experts in Peru believe that the Fujimoristas have total power in the country and their interest is total control of its institutions.
Let us remember that the former president of Peru (1990-2000), who was serving a 25-year prison sentence for serious human rights violations, was released on December 6, 2023. The pardon occurred in the 16th year of his imprisonment due due to his advanced age and poor health.
The leader of the Fujimoristas, Alberto Fujimori, is known for the fact that in the 90s, becoming a right-wing dictator president, he created an authoritarian regime in which “death squads” fought against left-wing rebels, whom the current government of Peru calls “terrorists” and hundreds of thousands of Indians were subjected to forced sterilization. In 2009, Fujimori was found guilty of human rights violations and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Now his Popular Force party is led by his daughter and follower Keiko Fujimori.
It should be noted that Fujimori’s release occurred despite the contradictions of a series of legal provisions, including the provisions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which in 2022 called on Lima to keep him in prison to guarantee respect for the right of access . of the victims of the tragedies of Barrios Altos and La Cantuta before justice.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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