Tuesday, July 28th 2026 - 10:30 UTC
Fujimori will become the first woman to reach Peru's presidency through the ballot box
The presidents of Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, and Honduras arrived in Lima on Monday to attend the handover ceremony at which Keiko Fujimori will assume Peru's presidency for the 2026-2031 term. The leaders of Argentina, Javier Milei; Uruguay, Yamandú Orsi; Panama, José Raúl Mulino; and Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, are also expected to take part.
Interim President José María Balcázar hosted an official dinner for the delegations on Monday night at the Government Palace in the capital's historic center, and on Tuesday will hand the presidential sash to Fujimori on the anniversary of Peru's independence.
Several delegations arrived with defined bilateral agendas. Bolivia's Rodrigo Paz, on his first visit to the neighboring country, will hold a meeting with Fujimori with the stated aim of “restoring diplomatic dialogue between the two countries,” according to Foreign Minister Fernando Aramayo. La Paz's priorities include setting up a binational cabinet in the short term and advancing the use of the Peruvian port of Ilo, which for landlocked Bolivia holds “commercial, tourism and energy” significance.
