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Alberto Fujimori to stand in 2026 Peru elections
By Agence France-Presse
Jul 15, 2024 10:04 am

Lima — Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori -- aging and legally embattled -- will stand in the South American country's 2026 elections, his daughter announced Sunday.

'My father and I have talked and decided together that he will be the presidential candidate,' Keiko Fujimori, leader of the South American country's main right-wing party, said.

(FILES) Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori waves to supporters as he is wheeled out of the Centenario Clinic in Lima on January 04, 2018, where he was hospitalised for the last twelve days and where he received a Christmas' eve pardon from President Kuczynski. Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, 85, will be a presidential candidate in the next elections in 2026, his daughter Keiko Fujimori, leader of Peru's main right-wing party, announced on July 14, 2024. (Photo by LUKA GONZALES / AFP)

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