Sixteen years after Alberto Fujimori resigned the presidency of Peru amid accusations of election-rigging and corruption, his daughter Keiko Fujimori is locked in a neck-to-neck presidential runoff race.
To win on June 5, Keiko will need to convince most Peruvians that she, unlike her father, is fully committed to democracy and human rights. Though most citizens have embraced the market-friendly economic model put in place by her father and many yearn for his heavy-handed approach toward combating crime, a majority still have reservations about electing another Fujimori into power.
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