A regional shift to the right frames the wave of congratulations to Fujimori
Key takeaways
- With Fujimori's arrival in power, the right will add a new government, alongside those of Argentina, Ecuador, Chile, Paraguay and El Salvador, and the recent victory of Abelardo de la Espriella in Colombia.
- Argentine President Javier Milei was among the most emphatic.
- The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, also congratulated her and said he had been invited to the inauguration, scheduled for July 28.
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The confirmation of right-wing Keiko Fujimori's victory in Peru's presidential runoff drew a wave of congratulations from leaders across the region, who framed the result within the shift to the right underway in several Latin American countries. With Fujimori's arrival in power, the right will add a new government, alongside those of Argentina, Ecuador, Chile, Paraguay and El Salvador, and the recent victory of Abelardo de la Espriella in Colombia.
Argentine President Javier Milei was among the most emphatic. I congratulate Keiko Fujimori on her historic victory in Peru. The Peruvian people join Colombia and have sent a clear message: the region wants to return to the path of freedom and security, he wrote on the social network X, where he held that Peruvians rejected the communist debacle of her rival, left-wing Roberto S nchez, and said that freedom is advancing across Latin America. Along similar lines, Colombia's president-elect, De la Espriella, said both countries would be guided by governments that share the defense of democracy, freedom and the rule of law.
Other messages took a more institutional tone. Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz expressed his respect for the democratic will of the Peruvian people and his commitment to strengthening bilateral ties, while Costa Rica's President Laura Fern ndez wished Fujimori a term marked by prosperity and progress for all Peruvians. The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, also congratulated her and said he had been invited to the inauguration, scheduled for July 28.