Runner vows to expel migrants, further Latin America's rightward tilt

Peru presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, of the Fuerza Popular party, speaks during an interview at party headquarters in Lima on Friday
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Keiko Fujimori, Peru's presidential front-runner, vowed to expel illegal migrants, attract U.S
investment and extend a conservative tide sweeping power in Latin America, in an exclusive interview on the eve of Sunday's election.Fujimori pledged a military-tinged effort to "restore order" to crime-hit Peru in her first 100 days in office and sought a united front with conservative leaders in Washington, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, and Bolivia.Keiko is the 50-year-old daughter of ex-President Alberto Fujimori, who spent 16 years in jail for crimes against humanity before his death in September 2024.

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