Peru: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski sworn in as president

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski vows to kick-start slowing economy as he takes oath of office as Peru's new leader. 

The new president was expelled from Peru in a military coup in the 1960s while serving as head of the state reserve bank [Mariana Bazo/ Reuters]

Former Wall Street banker Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has been sworn in as Peru's new president.

The conservative politician, who is known as a technocrat with a polished resume, choked up as he took the oath of office on Thursday, before donning his new red-and-white presidential sash over his pinstriped suit.

"I will seek equity, equality and fraternity among all Peruvians," he said, vowing "not just economic, but human growth".

His predecessor, Ollanta Humala, left office after a tenure marked by constant cabinet changes and an increase in crime.

As he starts his term in office, Kuczynski is hoping to to kick-start the slowing economy and unite a country deeply torn by a close election.
Source: aljazeera