General elections were held in Peru on 8 April 1990, with a second round of the presidential elections on 10 June.

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(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p454 The run-off was between favorite, novelist

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leading a coalition of economically liberal parties collectively known as the

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and political underdog Alberto Fujimori of the populist and more moderate

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. Vargas Llosa won the first round with a small plurality, but alienated much of the electorate with a comprehensive

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agenda, bolstering the allegedly unelectable Fujimori who had finished second ahead of

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of the ruling

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party to enter the run-off against Vargas Llosa. Fujimori eventually won a landslide victory and would remain president for ten years until his resignation in November 2000.

Results

President

Chamber of Deputies

By constituency

Senate

Footnotes

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