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As crime surges, Fujimori loyalists hope a familiar name can restore order in Peru

Malaysia Times desk Original: Malay Mail 7/29 21:00 X
As crime surges, Fujimori loyalists hope a familiar name can restore order in Peru
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LIMA, July 29 — We are offering the following story that has been selected by AFP’s chief editors for re-publication as among the best of the week.For fervent Keiko Fujimori...

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For fervent Keiko Fujimori supporters living in neighbourhoods that bear the Peruvian president’s name, the tough-talking leader cannot start fighting crime soon enough.

Conservative Fujimori won the presidential run-off by a mere 50,000 votes and has sworn to get a grip on the crime wave sweeping the Andean nation.

This is a brief of a report by another newsroom. The excerpt below is from the original.

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Malay Mail
Originally published
Jul 29, 2026
Updated here
Aug 15, 2026
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