Keiko Fujimori sworn in as Peru president after narrow election win

Fujimori takes office promising an iron-fisted crackdown on crime, as critics fear a return to her father’s tactics.Keiko Fujimori has been sworn in as Peru’s president after narrowly winning an election dominated by voters’ fears over soaring crime and despite lingering divisions over the legacy of her strongman father, Alberto Fujimori.The conservative 51-year-old defeated left-wing rival Roberto Sanchez by fewer than 50,000 votes in June’s run-off after losing three previous presidential bids. She becomes Peru’s ninth president in a decade, taking office with a promise to restore stability after years of political turmoil that have seen a string of presidents removed, resign or replaced before finishing their terms.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Keiko Fujimori officially declared winner of Peru presidential racelist 2 of 4Left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez concedes Peru vote to Keiko Fujimorilist 3 of 4Peru’s President-elect Fujimori says she wants to restore ties with Mexicolist 4 of 4Will Peru’s new leader Keiko Fujimori reject her father’s legacy?end of list“I swear … that I will faithfully carry out the duties of president of the republic,” Fujimori told Congress during her inauguration ceremony on Tuesday.Fujimori’s Fuerza Popular is the largest bloc in Congress. Together with its main right-wing ally, it will hold half the seats in the newly installed Senate, making it harder for her to be removed as president, although right-wing parties still fall short of the majority needed to push through her agenda.Fujirimori’s campaign centred on law and order as Peru faces its worst security crisis in decades, with extortion and contract killings driven by the spread of local and foreign criminal gangs. She pledged to tackle crime with an “iron fist,” proposing measures including a mega-prison modelled on El Salvador’s Cecot facility, anonymous judges for criminal trials, deportations of undocumented migrants and requiring prisoners to work for their food.