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ByChristineArmarioThe Associated Press
LIMA, Peru — Inside acolonial-era mansion thathas seen better days, lead-ers of Peru’s Fuerza Popularmovement gathered for anurgent meeting Thursday,scrambling for ways to savetheir party’s once-dominantplace in politics.PresidentMartínVizcarra
dissolved the congress earlythis week and called newelections after adisputewithlawmakers over anti-cor-ruption efforts, unilaterallyeliminatingFuerzaPopular’shard-won majority in thelegislature. Meanwhile, theparty’s leader was alreadysitting behind bars at awomen’s jail filledwith drugtraffickers andpetty thieveswhile she is investigated formoney laundering.The dissolution of con-
gress has plunged Peruinto its deepest constitu-tional crisis in nearly threedecades, and it may alsobe the start of a final, bleakchapter for the country’smost prominent politicaldynasty. When the legisla-ture was last shut down in1992, strongman AlbertoFujimori sat in thepresiden-tial palace calling the shots.Fast forward 27 years, andnow it is the party led by hischerished eldest daughterthat is being kicked out.When Fuerza Popular’s
leaders stepped outsidetheir headquarters after their
meeting, they encountereda cruel realty: Much of Perudoesn’t love them anymore.“You all are going to hell!”
Susana Valverde, 48, yelledat a small band of womenchanting slogansdemandingjustice for Keiko Fujimori,the former first daughterand two-time presidentialcandidate.
Thepolitical phenomenonknown in Peru as “Fuji-morismo” has seenwild upsand downs but it has alwaysmanaged to rebound. Thistime might be different. Ifnew legislative electionsare held in 2020, asVizcarraplans, the party will almostcertainly lose its majority incongress.
“Fujimorismo has been ina death spiral,” said StevenLevitsky, aHarvardUniver-sity political scientist. “It’sgoing to get pummeled in theelection that comes. This isa pretty dramatic decline.”The political dynasty
began in 1990whenAlbertoFujimori, theLima-born sonof Japanese immigrants,wonthe presidency promising tousher Peru into a new era ofprogress.His pro-business poli-
cies, hardline anti-crimeinitiatives aimed at quash-ing Shining Path rebels andsocial programs made himpopularwithdroves ofPeru-vians, Nancy Rios amongthem.“The ‘chinito’ came in and
made beautiful roads,” Riossaid, using a popular nick-name for the imprisonedformer president. “Whenhe arrived, this country wastotally destroyed, worsethan Venezuela. With himwe found peace, economicstability.”But after adecade inoffice,
Fujimori faxed in his resig-nation after fleeing to Japanwhile facing imminentremoval by an opposition-controlled congress.In 2005, he was captured
in Chile and extradited toLima, where he was even-tually sentenced to 25 yearsin prison for human rightsabuses, corruption andsanctioning death squads.The former mathemat-
ics professor is still serving
time for his role in the kill-ings of 25 people, includingan 8-year-old boy, duringhis administration.Still, there were plenty of
Peruvians willing to forgiveFujimorismo. Keiko Fuji-mori carried her father’storch, expanding the par-ty’s base and seeking toforge a gentler, kinderimage of the movement. Bymany accounts, she largelysucceeded.“I’ll support the party
until theday I die,” saidRios,a housewife.In 2011, Keiko Fujimori
finished second in Peru’spresidential election. Fiveyears later, she lost again ina razor-thin vote, comingwithin less than a half per-centage point of defeatingeconomist Pedro PabloKuczynski.Fuerza Popular captured a
majority in congress.But it’s been downhill
from that high point.Constantly butting heads
with Kuczynski, and laterVizcarra, its legislatorshave earned a reputation ashardline obstructionists forblocking initiatives popu-lar with Peruvians aimed atcurbing the nation’s ram-pant corruption.Late last year, Keiko Fuji-
mori was ordered jailed asprosecutors investigateaccusations she funneledmoney from the giant Bra-zilian construction companyOdebrecht for her 2011 pres-idential campaign.
Dark days for Peru’s political dynasty
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Police stand guard outside the government palace in Lima,Peru on Tuesday. Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra dissolvedthe opposition-controlled congress and called new electionson Monday, saying the step was needed to uproot the nation’sendemic corruption. [MARTIN MEJIA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
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