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Alberto Fujimori, the president who claimed he had to destroy democracy in order to save it, has ignominiously departed, leaving behind a transitional government that is slowly unveiling the corruption in which Fujimori operated and also laying the groundwork for new presidential elections this April.

The government and its supporters have concluded that Peru's continued success depends on continuity at the presidential helm. Opponents believe that five more years of President Alberto Fujimori is a recipe for disaster.