Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Peru's new President is making his cabinet exercise in public every week
The 77-year-old Pedro Pablo Kuczynski danced, bounced, and struggled to touch his toes to electronic music in an effort to promote fitness in Peru.
Peru is investigating whether police raids were run by death squads in disguise
The probe, which has been embraced by Peru's new government headed by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, reportedly focuses on 96 officers linked to raids in which police allegedly executed 27 presumed gangsters.
Peru's seemingly boring 77-year-old President is actually a pretty interesting dude
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has family ties to European cultural royalty, Hollywood celebrity, and US politics. He has also spent multiple spells in Peruvian cabinets that have tended to end rather badly.
Kuczynski Has Won Peru's Presidential Election Thanks to the Anti-Fujimori Vote
While he is best known internationally as a former World Bank Official, Kuczynski also has a family history replete with ties to highbrow culture, noted scientists, and celebrity.
Peru's Presidential Election Cliffhanger Continues as the Very Last Votes Get Counted
With 99.5 percent of the vote counted from Sunday’s vote, former IMF official Pedro Pablo Kuczynski leads Keiko Fujimori by 0.23 points, or about 40,000 votes.
Kuczynski Still Has a Razor-Thin Lead Over Fujimori in Peru's Presidential Election
With nearly 97 percent of votes counted on Tuesday, and the authorities saying the full count may not be finished until the end of the week, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has 0.3 points more than Keiko Fujimori, daughter of jailed autocrat Alberto Fujimori.
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Why Some Peruvians Worry Keiko Fujimori Will Turn the Country into a Narco Paradise
Keiko, the daughter of imprisoned 1990s strongman Alberto Fujimori, is the favourite to win Sunday’s presidential poll despite accumulating allegations of money laundering and other sketchy dealings involving her closest confidants.
Peruvian Activists Predict a Right-Wing President Will Bring More Conflicts Over Mines
Activists are warning that Peru's sharp lurch to the right in the country's general elections earlier this month could bring an escalation of the often violent conflicts between local communities and mining companies.
Keiko Fujimori Wins Peru’s First Round Presidential Poll, but the Runoff Looks Tough
Early results from Sunday’s vote show the daughter of disgraced former strongman Alberto Fujimori coasting to victory. She will now face veteran pro-business politician Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on June 5.
Peru Goes to the Polls Under the Shadow of Favorite Keiko Fujimori's Disgraced Dad
The daughter of imprisoned former hardline president Alberto Fujimori, Keiko is almost sure to win the vote but unlikely to obtain the 50 percent she would need to avoid facing the second-placed candidate in a runoff vote on June 5.
Allegations of Giving Voters Cash Could Disqualify Peru’s Presidential Frontrunner
The expulsion of Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed hard-right former president Alberto Fujimori, would plunge the elections into chaos. Not doing so would shred what little credibility the electoral authorities have left.