Left-wing populist and conservative Pedro Castillo elected president of Peru – 07/19/2021 – World
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With a platform that mixes left-wing populism in the economy with conservative guidelines in customs, rural teacher Pedro Castillo was confirmed by election officials on Monday (19) as the winner of the Peruvian presidential election .
Castillo got 50.12% of the valid votes, compared to 49.87% for conservative Keiko Fujimori, according to an official announcement.
There has been more than 40 days of tense vote counting and Keiko’s threats not to acknowledge defeat, alleging fraud.
Shortly before the announcement, Keiko announced that she would admit defeat as all of her appeals were dismissed.
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Peru has been experiencing a political crisis for several years, only small periods of stability are needed so that the Peruvian reality itself reminds us of its need for change.
After having 3 presidents in less than 1 week, several protests against Congress to overthrow the president, and with a view to the presidential elections, there is a new corruption scandal that could transform the panorama in Peru again.