Peruvian legislator Keiko Fujimori, daughter of the country's former president Alberto Fujimori, Monday announced the creation of a new political party, local media reported.
The eldest daughter of the former president said she would assume the responsibility of collecting the 1 million signatures needed to register the party with the National Electoral Tribunal.
The congresswoman said the party will run its campaign under the name Fuerza 2011 in the 2011 presidential election, but ruled out that she would be a candidate for the party.
She said the goal of the party is to seek the release of her father, who is currently being tried for corruption and human rights violations in Peru.
"For seven years, some of the media and several political sectors have already sentenced Alberto Fujimori. It is important for us to show how much people support him and we will do it with democratic weapons," she said.
Her father's presidency ended chaotically in 2000, with his fleeing to his parents' birthplace, Japan, amid corruption accusations. After spending five years there, he unexpectedly arrived in the Chilean capital Santiago on Nov. 6, 2005 and was immediately arrested. He was extradited to Peru on September last year.
Source:Xinhua
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