Mapping Faultlines: What Pedro Castillo’s victory means for Peru and Latin America
Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha looks at the implications of Pedro Castillo’s victory in the Peruvian elections and its wider ramifications on the continent as a whole
Pedro Castillo sworn in as president of Peru after more than a month of uncertainty
Many progressive leaders of the Latin American and Caribbean region believe that Castillo will strengthen regional integration and the anti-imperialist movement in the region.
Pedro Castillo takes office as Peru’s new president
In his first speech as president, peasant and public school teacher Pedro Castillo stressed that his government will prioritize the needs of the historically marginalized sectors and outlined a series of progressive reforms to transform the country
It’s official: Left candidate Pedro Castillo declared winner of presidential elections in Peru
Pedro Castillo of the left-wing Free Peru party won the run-off elections with 50.126% of the votes, receiving 44,263 more votes than his opponent Keiko Fujimori of the far-right Popular Force party
There’s a dirty tricks campaign underway in Peru to deny the left’s presidential victory
The campaign to overturn Peru’s presidential election results is one of “unconventional warfare.”
Why hasn’t Pedro Castillo been declared the winner of Peru’s presidential elections yet?
Pedro Castillo of the left-wing Free Peru party won the second round of presidential elections but his opponent has refused to concede and the National Jury of Elections (JNE) has not yet proclaimed him as winner.
Peruvians defend Pedro Castillo’s victory as Keiko Fujimori continues coup attempts
Right-wing Keiko Fujimori from Popular Force is still refusing to concede. Castillo won the elections with a margin of at least 44,000 votes.
In Peru, as Keiko Fujimori refuses to concede, fears of coup rise
According to the official results announced by the Peruvian Electoral Authority – ONPE, Pedro Castillo of the Perú Libre party has won the elections with 50.137% votes.
The coup that is taking place in Peru
While by all accounts, Pedro Castillo won the second round presidential elections, his adversary has refused to concede, and many fear that tensions could escalate with the help of Peru’s loyal right and the newly appointed US ambassador
Peru elections: Will there be a left-wing resurgence?
Within the candidacy and project of Pedro Castillo and the Free Peru party, many of the historically marginalized sectors are finding new found hope and inspiration.
Understanding Peru’s elections from the peasant patrols to fujimorism
500 years of colonial history, 200 years of life as a republic, and 40 years of experience of the rural and urban peasant patrols movement, to understand a subject and a process that come from afar
Opinion poll suggests Pedro Castillo’s victory in the upcoming Peruvian elections
According to the opinion poll conducted by Ipsos Peru, Pedro Castillo is leading the voting intention with 42% of the votes, while his rival Keiko Fujimori follows him with 31% of the votes
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