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Security & Strategic Review - May 2026
PERU: Balcázar on the ropes over fighter jet purchase
At a moment of high political tension as the vote count crawled on following the 12 April first round of Peru’s general election, the country teetered on the edge of another bout of instability as opposition lawmakers called for President José María Balcázar’s impeachment over a messy deal to purchase F-16 fighter jets from the US.
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