Peru’s president-elect Keiko Fujimori’s Popular Force party wins the Senate presidency in advance of the incoming administration’s inauguration. Multiple outlets report the result comes through an alliance with another conservative party, which together secure leadership of the Senate. The win is portrayed as part of the political groundwork for the government Fujimori is set to take office, indicating control of a key legislative role as the transition proceeds. The reports describe the Senate presidency as being secured by the Popular Force-led alliance during the most recent vote for the chamber’s top post. With the Senate presidency decided before the presidential inauguration, the incoming government is positioned to coordinate its legislative agenda through Senate leadership. While the outlets focus on the implications for the transition, they consistently describe the same outcome: Popular Force, led by Fujimori, and its allied partner obtain the Senate presidency ahead of Fujimori’s upcoming inauguration as Peru’s president.