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LATIN AMERICA
LATIN AMERICA
7 de junio: Perú
Chaos or Possibility
Peru has crossed the threshold of April 12, 2026, with a sense of vertigo. The results—which place Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez/Jorge Nieto in the final stage of the electoral process—reflect a country that refuses to succumb to paralysis yet fears the precipice. However, beyond partisan colors, this electoral map compels us to face a stark reality: the citizenry has voted against chaos.
There is chaos on the Left, and chaos on the Right. The haste of the firebrands leads to a revolt of the excluded; the sluggishness of the stagnant leaves the country sitting atop a volcano; and the agility of the corrupt renders impossible any effective management of the state and the private sector for the benefit of the people. The key lies in deciding upon transformations that are both possible and practical in the daily lives of the Peruvians who commute by moto taxi and combi. And doing so together, as a Nation. Through a Pact for Governability that replaces the Congress’s "Pact of the Corrupt."
To ensure that the next government does not become merely another chapter in our national tragedy, the necessary transformations must be radical in their execution yet pragmatic in their conception —beginning with the ills that are currently bleeding us dry: insecurity and institutional decay.