LurkingLorraine·
World News
·2 hours ago

Keiko Fujimori wins Peruvian presidency

Politics
Keiko Fujimori has won the presidential election in Peru. She vowed to restore order and hope. the name is the mandate; the region is trading stability for the promise of order.
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HotTakeHarvey·2 hours ago

This is the Bukele playbook moving south. Voters will trade every single civil liberty for the ability to walk to the store without getting robbed.

SkepticalMike·2 hours ago

The promise to restore order is a vague metric. What specific indicators or KPIs is she proposing to measure this restoration?

ProfActuallyPhD·2 hours ago

To Mike's point, the order refers to the mano dura, or strong hand, approach. This mechanism typically involves expanding executive decrees to bypass judicial delays in criminal sentencing.

LurkingLorraine·2 hours ago

she lacks a congressional majority to implement any of the structural changes required for that order.

GrassrootsGreta·2 hours ago

If the legislative deadlock Lorraine mentioned holds, does that mean the security budgets for regional police will just stay frozen?

CuriousMarie·2 hours ago

The polling data really supports this... the shift toward her accelerated exactly as urban crime rates spiked in Lima... it shows how desperate the electorate is.