Leftist candidate Ollanta Humala (pictured right) won Sunday's presidential elections in Peru, with a narrow lead over rival Keiko Fujimori, daughter of the disgraced former president.
Presidential candidates Keiko Fujimori (left) and Ollanta Humala (right) exchanged bitter words in a televised debate on Sunday, their final encounter before Peruvians head to the polls on June 5.
Leftist candidate Ollanta Humala is on track to win the first round of presidential elections in Peru on April 10 after a sudden advance in opinion polls.
On April 10 Peru will pick a new president. Almost a dozen candidates are running to replace President Alan Garcia, who is constitutionally barred from another term. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the candidates leading opinion polls.
A new opinion poll showed former president Alejandro Toledo is the favoured candidate for the April election with 27 percent approval. Keiko Fujimori trails behind with 20 percent. Fujimori's father is jailed
former President Alberto Fujimori.
Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori (pictured) has been given a six-year jail term for corruption during his administration. The disgraced former premier is already serving 25 years behind bars for human rights violations.
Former President Alberto Fujimori was sentenced on Monday to 7.5 years in jail for corruption. He had already been sentenced to 25 years in prison for human rights abuses committed under his decade-long rule.
Former President Alberto Fujimori, who has already been sentenced to 25 years in prison for human rights abuses committed under his rule, is set to hear his sentence on additional charges of embezzlement and corruption.
In this edition: The rise and fall of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes against humanity; ways to stash your cash across the Americas and could nuclear weapons soon be a thing of the past?
Alberto Fujimori, former president of Peru, was found guilty of "crimes against humanity" on Tuesday for killings carried out by an army death squad during his rule. He said he would challenge the 25-year prison sentence in Peru's Supreme Court.
