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Peru

Right-wing candidates Fujimori, Lopez Aliaga top crowded Peru field ahead of presidential vote, poll shows

FILE PHOTO: Keiko Fujimori, leader of the Fuerza Popular (Popular Force) political party, announces the party’s list of congressional candidates in Lima, Peru, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Gerardo Marin/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Keiko Fujimori, leader of the Fuerza Popular (Popular Force) political party, announces the party’s list of congressional candidates in Lima, Peru, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Gerardo Marin/File Photo

Australia midfielder Robertson says Socceroos allegiance never wavered

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Coventry City v Cardiff City - Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, Britain - November 30, 2024 Coventry City's Tatsuhiro Sakamoto in action with Cardiff City's Alex Robertson Action Images/Craig Brough
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Coventry City v Cardiff City - Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, Britain - November 30, 2024 Coventry City's Tatsuhiro Sakamoto in action with Cardiff City's Alex Robertson Action Images/Craig Brough

Peru names new prime minister after surprise resignation

Peru's interim President Jose Maria Balcazar (left) and the new prime minister, Mr Luis Enrique Arroyo (right), during the swearing-in ceremony at the Government Palace in Lima on March 17, 2026.
Peru's interim President Jose Maria Balcazar (left) and the new prime minister, Mr Luis Enrique Arroyo (right), during the swearing-in ceremony at the Government Palace in Lima on March 17, 2026.

Two right-wing politicians lead in Peru's presidential race, but most are undecided, poll says

FILE PHOTO: Keiko Fujimori, leader of the Fuerza Popular (Popular Force) political party, announces the party’s list of congressional candidates in Lima, Peru, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Gerardo Marin/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Keiko Fujimori, leader of the Fuerza Popular (Popular Force) political party, announces the party’s list of congressional candidates in Lima, Peru, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Gerardo Marin/File Photo

Over 30 hurt in Peru after nightclub explosion causes chaos

Peru's markets largely unfazed as its revolving-door presidency spins again

FILE PHOTO: Jose Balcazar leaves the Faustino Sanchez Carrion building after he was elected as interim president, following a session by Peruvian lawmakers to choose a new leader of Congress to assume Peru's presidency, after they ousted President Jose Jeri over a scandal involving undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, in Lima, Peru, February 18, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Jose Balcazar leaves the Faustino Sanchez Carrion building after he was elected as interim president, following a session by Peruvian lawmakers to choose a new leader of Congress to assume Peru's presidency, after they ousted President Jose Jeri over a scandal involving undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, in Lima, Peru, February 18, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo

Jose Balcazar, left-wing lawmaker, steps in as Peru’s interim leader

Jose Balcazar leaves the Faustino Sanchez Carrion building after he was elected as interim president, following a session by Peruvian lawmakers to choose a new leader of Congress to assume Peru's presidency, after they ousted President Jose Jeri over a scandal involving undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, in Lima, Peru, February 18, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce
Jose Balcazar leaves the Faustino Sanchez Carrion building after he was elected as interim president, following a session by Peruvian lawmakers to choose a new leader of Congress to assume Peru's presidency, after they ousted President Jose Jeri over a scandal involving undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, in Lima, Peru, February 18, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce

Peru installs Jose Balcazar as interim president after Jeri ousted in political upheaval

Jose Balcazar gestures after he was elected as interim president, following a session by Peruvian lawmakers to choose a new leader of Congress to assume Peru's presidency, after they ousted President Jose Jeri over a scandal involving undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, in Lima, Peru, February 18, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce
Jose Balcazar gestures after he was elected as interim president, following a session by Peruvian lawmakers to choose a new leader of Congress to assume Peru's presidency, after they ousted President Jose Jeri over a scandal involving undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, in Lima, Peru, February 18, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce

Jose Jeri, Peru's ousted president, was one of the world's youngest heads of state

Peruvian President Jose Jeri testifies before a congressional committee to address undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, a case that has intensified scrutiny over his government's transparency and accountability, in Lima, Peru, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Gerardo Marin
Peruvian President Jose Jeri testifies before a congressional committee to address undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, a case that has intensified scrutiny over his government's transparency and accountability, in Lima, Peru, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Gerardo Marin

Peru’s congress begins debating removal of President Jeri

Peruvian President Jose Jeri holds a press conference after facing a congressional oversight committee, amid a scandal over undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, a case that has intensified scrutiny over his government's transparency and accountability, at the Government Palace, in Lima, Peru, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Gerardo Marin
Peruvian President Jose Jeri holds a press conference after facing a congressional oversight committee, amid a scandal over undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, a case that has intensified scrutiny over his government's transparency and accountability, at the Government Palace, in Lima, Peru, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Gerardo Marin

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