[Source: Reuters]Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s president, becoming the latest in a string of conservative leaders elected ‌across Latin America by voters frustrated by crime, weak economic growth and political instability. The 51-year-old daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori is Peru’s first-ever elected female head of state. Fujimori ⁠will be Peru’s 10th president since 2016 following a tumultuous decade in which no leader completed a full five-year term. CONGRESS, ECONOMIC CHALLENGESFujimori narrowly defeated leftist congressman Roberto Sanchez in one of Peru’s closest elections in modern history. Peru has remained one of Latin America’s more resilient ​economies despite years of political upheaval, largely driven by copper exports.