bì lǔ秘鲁dú lì独立rì日：xīn新yī jiè一届téng sēn藤森zhèng fǔ政府shàng tái上台，mín zhòng民众zǒu走shàng上jiē tóu街头
On July 28, Peru celebrated the 205th anniversary of its independence and welcomed the country’s second Fujimori government in history.
Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as president and delivered her first national address.
She said the country is facing problems such as stalled public works and poor public safety.
However, some problems are also related to the outgoing Congress, where her Popular Force party and its allies were highly influential in the past.
Now, Popular Force and its right-wing allies control the Senate, while Fujimori’s ally Luis Galarreta will lead the Council of Ministers.
The new Senate can review bills and is also responsible for approving the appointments of several important officials.
Some democratic groups are concerned about vote-buying, threats against lawmakers, and preventing journalists from entering polling places during the election, and they are calling on the government to investigate.
On the day of the change in government, many people held a nationwide march in the capital, Lima, chanting, “Keiko does not represent me.”
The participants included victims’ families, university students, young people, labor unions, artists, and environmental activists.
They called for a new constitution, justice for victims of the crackdown, an end to the privatization of education, and the repeal of laws that could help criminals.