Overview
- Gabriel Calvo told Trome and La República in interviews on Wednesday and early Thursday that he and Keiko Fujimori have been friends since she was a teenager and that they reconnected years later while he worked in television.
- Calvo said Keiko offered him a spot as a deputy with the number 6 on Fuerza Popular and that he politely declined the nomination.
- He explained he refused because he felt unprepared for public office and believed accepting would clash with his role critiquing unqualified politicians on his program.
- Calvo added that three different political parties approached him during the last election cycle and that he remains open to future political training before considering a run.
- The disclosures link celebrity gossip with a substantive political claim and may prompt closer public scrutiny of how Peruvian parties recruit media figures and how such ties affect political credibility.