( CNN ) -- With a contentious runoff election less than three weeks away , a Peruvian presidential candidate is hitting the campaign trail with former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani at her side . Wearing an American-flag lapel pin , Giuliani stood behind candidate Keiko Fujimori as she spoke to reporters this week about her proposed security program for Peru . `` We have invited Mr. Giuliani so that he strengthens this program , so that he gives us ideas about how we can better fight crime , '' Fujimori said . Giuliani 's proposals for Peru include building more jails and creating a system to better track crime statistics , she said . Fujimori praised Giuliani 's tough stance on crime and his track record turning around New York City , signaling that Giuliani would be her security adviser if she wins the June 5 presidential election , Peruvian state media reported . On Tuesday Fujimori 's running mate denied Giuliani 's presence was part of the campaign 's electoral strategy , saying that the former New York mayor came to Peru this week because of `` scheduling reasons . '' `` It has not exactly been a strategy that he come now , but at any rate it has been lucky , because , yes , I think it has been at a good time , '' vice presidential candidate Rafael Rey said in a statement posted on the campaign 's website . Fujimori is a former congresswoman and the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori , who is serving a 25-year sentence for human-rights abuses . In a 2008 interview , she said she would n't hesitate to grant her father amnesty because she believes he is innocent . She has since backed away from those remarks . In the June 5 runoff election , she faces nationalist Ollanta Humala , who garnered more votes in the first round of elections last month . Critics describe the leftist Humala as a close ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez . Humala , who lost in the second round of the 2006 elections , has said that he has matured and become more moderate since then . Giuliani 's Peruvian trip this week is n't his first consulting visit to Latin America . He has also advised Mexico City 's police force and spoken about his `` zero tolerance '' crime policies to law enforcement in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil .
Candidate Giuliani praises Giuliani 's track record in New York City . The former congresswoman says she tapped Giuliani for crime-fighting advice . Keiko Fujimori suggests building more jails and keeping crime statistics , CNN says . New York City 's runoff elections are scheduled for this week .