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Judi Lynn

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Thu Jun 2, 2016, 05:27 PM Jun 2016

Meet the Fujimoris: Peru power family with a dark past

Meet the Fujimoris: Peru power family with a dark past

By Roland Lloyd Parry (AFP) 3 hours ago .

The father is in jail for crimes against humanity. Uncles and aunts have fled corruption charges. And the daughter? She's tipped to follow in dad's footsteps by becoming president.

The Fujimoris may look like one of Peru's most dysfunctional families, but they are also one of its most powerful.

Although ex-president Alberto Fujimori, 77, is in jail and in frail health, his children are looking to cement a dynasty.

His daughter Keiko, 41, leads the opinion polls as she seeks to become Peru's first female president in a presidential runoff election this coming Sunday.



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