Castillo is elected President of Peru, Fujimori admits corruption news
Pedro Castillo, a politician from a rural teacher, was appointed President-elect of Peru, six weeks after his right-wing competitor Keiko Fujimori (Keiko Fujimori) had a polarizing vote on suspected election fraud. .
Official statistics released on Monday showed that more than a month after the runoff took place CastilloIts supporters included impoverished and rural residents in Peru, defeating Fujimori by only 44,000 votes. She is now facing trial on corruption charges.
“On behalf of my family, I pay tribute to the electoral authorities… and to the political parties participating in this democratic celebration,” Castillo said to the hundreds of supporters gathered at his Peruvian Freedom (Free Peru) Party headquarters. horse.