The Peruvian government was preparing a special session today to review its case against ex-President Alberto Fujimori before formally requesting his extradition from Chile, the government gazette reported.

Alejandro Toledo, Peru's first freely elected president of native Indian descent, has been sworn in.

Former Peruvian spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos started a hunger strike to protest against his transfer to a maximum-security naval prison he helped design for guerrilla leaders, his wife said yesterday.

Alejandro Toledo, an economist with native Indian roots, finished first in Peru’s presidential election yesterday but fell short of a majority and will face a runoff, according to exit polls.