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Andean Group - April 2016 (ISSN 1741-4466)

Kuczynski seeks victory on anti-Fujimori platform, but what comes after?

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is hoping to be elected Peru’s next president in the 5 June run-off on the strength of opposition to his rival Keiko Fujimori, of the right-wing Fuerza Popular (FP). However, assuming that he does secure victory, Kuczynski will face governability problems, as the FP will have a firm grip both on the unicameral congress and in a majority of regions, having swept vast swathes of the country in the 10 April general election. In all, the FP won 14 of 25 regions, including the capital and the country’s main electoral district, Lima.

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