Peru’s Castillo on verge of winning presidency after tight race
3 years, 6 months ago

Peru’s Castillo on verge of winning presidency after tight race

Al Jazeera  

Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States says vote was a ‘positive electoral process’ and no ‘serious irregularities’ were detected. Peru’s presidential election frontrunner Pedro Castillo was poised for victory, despite legal wrangles over the ultra-close vote count that had ignited tensions in the Andean nation. In a boost for Castillo and a blow to Fujimori, the Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States said the vote was a “positive electoral process” in which “serious irregularities” were not detected. Vladimir Cerron, head of Castillo’s Free Peru party, was even more strident, saying on Twitter that “the people must rise up” in defence of the vote. The election has bitterly divided Peruvians among class lines, with higher-income citizens supporting Fujimori while many low-income Peruvians supported Castillo, including in key mining regions of the country, the world’s number two copper producer.

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Understanding the protests in Peru
1 year, 10 months ago

Understanding the protests in Peru

Al Jazeera  

The roots of the Peruvian crisis go beyond the standoff between former President Castillo supporters and the current government. Some key social organisations, such as the Workers General Confederation of Peru and the National Agrarian Confederation, continued to support the government despite its problems, as they feared the right-wing coalition would take power if Castillo were to fall. The people …

Peru: President Dina Boluarte urges Congress to hold early elections
1 year, 10 months ago

Peru: President Dina Boluarte urges Congress to hold early elections

Firstpost  

Lima, Peru: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte made a renewed appeal Sunday for Congress to hold early elections as a way to end weeks of deadly protests, warning that otherwise, she will seek constitutional reform to make a vote happen. Last month lawmakers moved up elections due in 2026 to April 2024, but as protests show no sign of abating, Boluarte …

Peru Protests: How the Indigenous-led movement is shaking the country
1 year, 11 months ago

Peru Protests: How the Indigenous-led movement is shaking the country

Firstpost  

President Castillo attempted to shut down a Congress intent on impeaching him over allegations of corruption and treason. Castillo — a leftist, Indigenous former teacher from the country’s south — tried to shut down a Congress intent on impeaching him over corruption claims and accusations of treason. In part by design, the country’s constitution, which was adopted in 1993 but …

Explained | Peru’s intensifying anti-government protests, political crisis, and violence
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | Peru’s intensifying anti-government protests, political crisis, and violence

The Hindu  

The story so far: Thousands of Peruvians on Thursday, January 12, marched in the capital Lima demanding that the country’s new President Dina Boluarte step down. Protesters, mainly in Peru’s South, have taken to the streets to demand early elections, the resignation of new President Dina Boluarte, changes to the Constitution, and the release of the imprisoned Mr. Castillo. Pedro …

Peru in peril: The Hindu Editorial on the political crisis in the South American country
1 year, 11 months ago

Peru in peril: The Hindu Editorial on the political crisis in the South American country

The Hindu  

With the killing of 17 civilians and one police officer on Monday amid anti-government protests, the month-long political crisis in Peru has crossed a bloody threshold and could trigger more waves of violence. Mr. Castillo, a former school teacher and a trade unionist, was elected President in 2021 on promises such as ensuring political stability, fighting corruption and addressing chronic …

Pedro Castillo bites the dust as political establishment in Peru engineers exit
1 year, 11 months ago

Pedro Castillo bites the dust as political establishment in Peru engineers exit

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 12, 2023 10:20 IST Yet another President in Peru has been unceremoniously removed from office before he could complete his term, the fourth to be removed in the past two years. But after widespread protests broke out in the country calling for Castillo’s release and immediate elections, the new government announced that elections would be held before …

Peru’s Congress to consider moving elections forward again
2 years ago

Peru’s Congress to consider moving elections forward again

Al Jazeera  

Holding early elections is a major demand of protesters who have taken to the streets since the removal of President Castillo. Peru’s Congress will reconsider a proposal to move elections forward, one of the key demands of protesters who have taken to the streets for nearly two weeks since lawmakers voted to remove former President Pedro Castillo. Meanwhile, international observers …

Peru’s accidental president fails to quell violent protests
2 years ago

Peru’s accidental president fails to quell violent protests

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — It might be the world’s shortest political honeymoon. Almost since the moment last week when Dina Boluarte took over from the ousted leader Pedro Castillo to become Peru’s first female president, she has appealed for calm and a chance to govern, insisting that the caretaker job came to her out of circumstance, not personal ambition. Do you …

Peru president urges Congress to approve early polls amid unrest
2 years ago

Peru president urges Congress to approve early polls amid unrest

Al Jazeera  

Dina Boluarte asks Congress to sign off on early elections as she refuses to resign despite the worsening protests. Peru’s embattled President Dina Boluarte has exhorted the country’s Congress to bring forward general elections, as nationwide anti-government protests continue following the removal of President Pedro Castillo last week. “Don’t be blind,” said Boluarte, reminding legislators to reconsider their position, citing …

Lima's streets tense as Peru's new president Dina Boluarte hints at early elections
2 years ago

Lima's streets tense as Peru's new president Dina Boluarte hints at early elections

Firstpost  

Boluarte told journalists that if the situation ‘warrants it’, the government will consult with Congress on holding an early presidential vote Lima, Peru: Peru’s new president Dina Boluarte has said she will form a new government Saturday, even as demonstrators pressed on Lima streets for ex-president Pedro Castillo to be freed after an alleged failed coup bid. Boluarte told journalists …

Photos: Peru’s new president urges calm amid early election talk
2 years ago

Photos: Peru’s new president urges calm amid early election talk

Al Jazeera  

Peru’s first female president is trying to cement her hold on power, saying she expects to complete the term of her ousted predecessor and quench years of political turmoil that have blighted the Andean nation. Boluarte, who was elevated from vice president to replace Pedro Castillo on Wednesday, said she should be allowed to hold the office for the remaining …

From president to prisoner: The rapid descent of Peru's Pedro Castillo
2 years ago

From president to prisoner: The rapid descent of Peru's Pedro Castillo

NPR  

From president to prisoner: The rapid descent of Peru's Pedro Castillo Enlarge this image toggle caption Fernando Vergara/AP Fernando Vergara/AP LIMA, Peru — Perhaps the most telling detail of Pedro Castillo's botched coup attempt this week was the fact that the high-stakes gamble may have been completely unnecessary. Enlarge this image toggle caption Carlos Garcia Granthon/Fotoholica Press/LightRocket/Getty Images Carlos Garcia …

Why was Peru President Pedro Castillo impeached?
2 years ago

Why was Peru President Pedro Castillo impeached?

Al Jazeera  

Congress votes to remove Castillo after he sought to rule by decree. Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo has been arrested after he was removed from office by the Congress in an impeachment trial. “Peru’s political constitution enshrines the separation of powers and establishes that Peru is a democratic and sovereign Republic … No authority can put itself above the Constitution …

Peru's Congress has removed President Pedro Castillo from office
2 years ago

Peru's Congress has removed President Pedro Castillo from office

The Hindu  

Peru’s Congress removed President Pedro Castillo from office Wednesday, voting to replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo decreed the dissolution of the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to oust him. “Castillo's actions ignore the will of the people and are invalid.” The congressional vote called for Vice President Dina Boluarte to assume the presidency. Lisa Kenna …

A look at years of political chaos in Peru
2 years ago

A look at years of political chaos in Peru

Al Jazeera  

Peruvian politics is marked by series of corruption cases and crises, the latest being removal of President Pedro Castillo. On Wednesday, Peru’s Congress voted to remove President Pedro Castillo in the third impeachment trial since he came to power in July last year. Here is a rundown of Peru’s recent political turmoil: Pedro Castillo, 2021-2022 A former teacher and farmer, …

Peru’s Pedro Castillo blasts critics ahead of impeachment hearing
2 years ago

Peru’s Pedro Castillo blasts critics ahead of impeachment hearing

Al Jazeera  

The Peruvian president is facing a third impeachment effort following allegations of corruption and ‘moral incapacity’. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo has accused his opponents of undermining democracy as he faces the third impeachment effort of his embattled presidency. The latest results from a constitutional complaint filed by the prosecutor’s office in October, alleging that Castillo was leading a “criminal organisation” …

One year on, Peru’s president fights for political survival
2 years, 4 months ago

One year on, Peru’s president fights for political survival

Al Jazeera  

One year since his improbable victory, Pedro Castillo is mired in corruption allegations and congressional deadlock. Lima, Peru – A year since his moonshot ascent to Peru’s highest office, socialist President Pedro Castillo is in the throes of political crisis. Rarely seen without his trademark straw hat, Castillo fired up campesino and Indigenous Peruvians with a simple mandate: “No more …

Peru’s president avoids impeachment after marathon debate
2 years, 8 months ago

Peru’s president avoids impeachment after marathon debate

Al Jazeera  

Pedro Castillo, was accused of corruption and moral incapacity, but survived vote after eight hour debate. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo avoided impeachment by the country’s opposition-dominated legislature on Monday after a parliamentary debate lasting more than eight hours. The impeachment vote took place against a backdrop of internal government struggles that have defined the left-wing leader’s first months as president. …

Peru president Castillo avoids impeachment attempt
3 years ago

Peru president Castillo avoids impeachment attempt

Al Jazeera  

Peru’s President Pedro Castillo has avoided an impeachment attempt, with the South American country’s Congress voting against a motion to move forward with the proceedings. “The impeachment motion failed, fascism failed, the parliamentary blow to democracy failed,” Peru Libre leader Vladimir Cerron said on Twitter after the vote. The impeachment push, backed by right-wing legislator and defeated presidential candidate Keiko …

Peru prosecutors to question president amid impeachment threat
3 years ago

Peru prosecutors to question president amid impeachment threat

Al Jazeera  

Peruvian prosecutors have called President Pedro Castillo in for questioning as part of an investigation into the promotion of certain military officers, adding pressure on the socialist leader as legislators weigh an impeachment process. “One thing Pedro Castillo had going for him as President of Peru was identity as ‘authentic’ man of the people, including absence of personal links to …

Peru opposition moves to impeach President Pedro Castillo
3 years ago

Peru opposition moves to impeach President Pedro Castillo

Al Jazeera  

Castillo, who has seen his popularity plunge in recent months, dismissed the ‘political noise’. Opposition legislators in Peru’s Congress have presented a motion to impeach President Pedro Castillo. The motion on Thursday, which was supported by the party of narrowly defeated right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, cited “moral inability” to govern. “I’m calm.” Castillo has seen his support wane in …

Peru: Castillo names new interior minister as cabinet vote looms
3 years, 1 month ago

Peru: Castillo names new interior minister as cabinet vote looms

Al Jazeera  

Peru’s Congress will hold critical vote on whether to confirm left-wing President Pedro Castillo’s new cabinet. Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has sworn in a new interior minister – his third since taking office only months ago – as he awaits a key vote in Congress on whether it will confirm a new cabinet. Peru’s opposition-controlled Congress is expected to decide …

In a historic victory for the Left, Pedro Castillo is sworn in as Peru’s new President
3 years, 4 months ago

In a historic victory for the Left, Pedro Castillo is sworn in as Peru’s new President

The Hindu  

It took more than a month for the au thorities in Peru to validate the election of the 51-year-old Pedro Castillo, the candidate of the Left, as President. Castillo’s main campaign slogan—“No more poor people in a rich country”—caught the attention of the electorate and became a national talking point, helping him to narrowly win in the run-off. “Today, we …

Peru’s Castillo faces major challenges as presidency begins
3 years, 4 months ago

Peru’s Castillo faces major challenges as presidency begins

Al Jazeera  

Lima, Peru – For years, Peruvians have anticipated the 200th anniversary of the Andean nation’s independence, on July 28, 1821, as an auspicious date meant to usher in a new, fairer and more prosperous society. Yet the 51-year-old is by definition a truly historic president, the first in Peru’s history to be a “campesino”, a subsistence farmer from the provinces …

Peru’s new first family leaving behind rural, Andean home
3 years, 4 months ago

Peru’s new first family leaving behind rural, Andean home

Associated Press  

CHUGUR, Peru — The humble two-story, adobe home of the Castillo family, located in one of the poorest districts of Peru deep in the Andes, feels a little empty now. Lilia Paredes packed up the family’s belongings within the last week, neatly folding her husband’s shirts and picking some plates and silverware in between visits from farmers from nearby villages …

Peru opposition to lead Congress in setback for president-elect
3 years, 4 months ago

Peru opposition to lead Congress in setback for president-elect

Al Jazeera  

On the eve of Pedro Castillo’s inauguration, he and his Free Peru party are dealt a political blow. An opposition-led alliance won a vote on Monday to lead Peru’s Congress, a setback for socialist President-elect Pedro Castillo on the eve of his inauguration and a sign of challenges ahead to his plans to reform the constitution and increase mining taxes. …

Pedro Castillo | The 21st century socialist
3 years, 5 months ago

Pedro Castillo | The 21st century socialist

The Hindu  

More than a month after he won the second round of the presidential elections in Peru, Pedro Castillo has finally been declared the winner. Ms. Fujimori’s party, the Popular Force, undertook a conservative-populist campaign that relied on social media bombardment of “fake news”, seeking to brand Mr. Castillo as a “radical communist”. Widespread anger against the centrist political parties in …

Pedro Castillo is Peru's radical new President
3 years, 5 months ago

Pedro Castillo is Peru's radical new President

The Hindu  

Only one road leads to Puna. Born in Tacabamba in 1969, Castillo served as a young man in the local Rondas Campesinas — patrols organized by farmers during the height of the the internal conflict to protect communities from guerrilla attacks in the 1980s and '90s, when the armed forces, as well as the Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path and …

Leftist teacher, political novice, is Peru’s president-elect
3 years, 5 months ago

Leftist teacher, political novice, is Peru’s president-elect

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — A teacher in one of the poorest communities in the Andes who had never held office is now Peru’s president-elect after officials in the South American country declared him the winner of a runoff election held last month. “Let’s not put the obstacles to move this country forward,” Castillo asked his opponent in his first remarks in …

Leftist rural teacher declared president-elect in Peru
3 years, 5 months ago

Leftist rural teacher declared president-elect in Peru

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Rural teacher-turned-political novice Pedro Castillo on Monday became the winner of Peru’s presidential election after the country’s longest electoral count in 40 years. Wielding a pencil the size of a cane, symbol of his Peru Libre party, Castillo popularized the phrase “No more poor in a rich country.” The economy of Peru, the world’s second-largest copper producer, …

Castillo named president-elect in Peru, Fujimori concedes
3 years, 5 months ago

Castillo named president-elect in Peru, Fujimori concedes

Al Jazeera  

The 51-year-old former rural teacher has promised to create a fairer and more equitable country. Rural teacher-turned-politician Pedro Castillo has been named Peru’s president-elect, six weeks after a polarising vote in which his right-wing rival, Keiko Fujimori, alleged electoral fraud. The official count – released on Monday and more than a month after the runoff election took place – showed …

Uncertainty lingers as Peru edges closer to Castillo presidency
3 years, 5 months ago

Uncertainty lingers as Peru edges closer to Castillo presidency

Al Jazeera  

Leftist Pedro Castillo is expected to be confirmed as Peru’s president this month, but many of his policies are unclear. “It would be the most prudent thing and also the politically most intelligent.” Yet with less than two weeks until his expected inauguration on July 28, and more than three months since the first round of Peru’s presidential elections, Castillo’s …

Peru’s electoral authority declares Pedro Castillo President-elect, 6 weeks after runoff
3 years, 5 months ago

Peru’s electoral authority declares Pedro Castillo President-elect, 6 weeks after runoff

CNN  

Bogota, Colombia CNN — Six weeks after voters headed to the polls in Peru, former schoolteacher and union leader Pedro Castillo has been formally declared the country’s President-elect. Earlier Monday, the National Jury of Elections unanimously dismissed the final appeals filed by Castillo’s opponent, Keiko Fujimori, regarding allegations of voting irregularities that were found to be unsubstantiated. Fujimori, the daughter …

Rival protests in Peru as tensions rise over presidential vote
3 years, 6 months ago

Rival protests in Peru as tensions rise over presidential vote

Al Jazeera  

Pedro Castillo’s supporters want election results upheld, while Keiko Fujimori’s backers want the vote annulled. Supporters of socialist Pedro Castillo and conservative Keiko Fujimori took to the streets by the thousands in Peru on Saturday, as tensions rose over the result of a June 6 presidential election. The tense vote count is the culmination of a bitterly divisive election in …

Who is Pedro Castillo, Peru’s presumed president-elect?
3 years, 6 months ago

Who is Pedro Castillo, Peru’s presumed president-elect?

Al Jazeera  

The official vote count gives Castillo a slim margin over rival Keiko Fujimori, who is contesting the results. Lima, Peru — More than most presidents-elect, Pedro Castillo, Peru’s apparent new leader, will need to put his transition team to work as soon as possible. They have also launched a tsunami of often racially-tinged social media attacks against Castillo’s allies, journalists …

Peru: Pedro Castillo claims victory, his opponent fights results
3 years, 6 months ago

Peru: Pedro Castillo claims victory, his opponent fights results

Al Jazeera  

The left-wing candidate, Castillo, is 44,058 votes ahead of Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of an imprisoned former president. Pedro Castillo, Peru’s left-wing candidate has claimed victory in the presidential election, after clinging on to a narrow lead as the lengthy vote count ended, while his right-wing rival pledged to fight the result and has yet to concede. “A new era …

As Castillo nears victory, Peru prepares for what comes next
3 years, 6 months ago

As Castillo nears victory, Peru prepares for what comes next

Al Jazeera  

Left-wing presidential contender Pedro Castillo keeps slim lead over Keiko Fujimori, but official result not yet released. Lima, Peru – The official result has yet to be declared but Pedro Castillo appears all but certain to be Peru’s next president. With all of the 18.8 million votes cast in the June 6 presidential runoff now counted, Castillo has 50.15 percent …

Peru’s Fujimori clings to fraud claim as Castillo nears win
3 years, 6 months ago

Peru’s Fujimori clings to fraud claim as Castillo nears win

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Keiko Fujimori’s supporters rally in Lima alleging fraud in Peru’s presidential runoff as vote counting nears an end. “If the jury analyses this, the election will be flipped, dear friends,” Keiko Fujimori told thousands of her supporters, many waving Peru’s red-and-white flag, on Saturday. “I’m the sort of person who never gives up.” Frontrunner Pedro Castillo, a member …

Leftist teacher inches toward victory in disputed Peru vote
3 years, 6 months ago

Leftist teacher inches toward victory in disputed Peru vote

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Peru finished tallying votes in the country’s tight presidential contest Thursday but no winner was declared, with electoral authorities saying they were scrutinizing a small number of ballots amid unproven claims of possible vote tampering leveled by the apparent loser. Emotions had been running high even before Sunday’s runoff election over what many people viewed as a …

Peru’s socialist party chief cites ‘victory’ as vote count nears
3 years, 6 months ago

Peru’s socialist party chief cites ‘victory’ as vote count nears

Al Jazeera  

The nation’s electoral authority has not confirmed the win, but Pedro Castillo holds a tiny margin over Keiko Fujimori. The leader of the socialist party that appears poised to win Peru’s presidential election claimed “victory” on Friday with its candidate Pedro Castillo holding a razor-thin margin over right-wing Keiko Fujimori. “Several presidents in the world are congratulating the victory of …

Peru presidential election: 2021 results just too close to call
3 years, 6 months ago

Peru presidential election: 2021 results just too close to call

CNN  

Lima, Peru CNN — Peru’s presidential election is going to the wire with authorities in the Latin American country yet to declare a winner in a tightly contested battle between a political newcomer and his conservative opponent. With all polling station records processed, data from the Peruvian electoral authority, ONPE, on Thursday evening showed left-wing populist candidate Pedro Castillo had …

Deeply divided Peru awaits final results of presidential vote
3 years, 6 months ago

Deeply divided Peru awaits final results of presidential vote

Al Jazeera  

Pedro Castillo has thin lead over Keiko Fujimori after what one expert says is ‘one of country’s tightest elections’. Peruvians are still waiting on the final results of their country’s presidential election, as leftist union leader Pedro Castillo maintains a razor-thin edge over right-wing Keiko Fujimori days after the deeply polarised vote. Fujimori, the daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto …

Peruvians wait to learn who will be president
3 years, 6 months ago

Peruvians wait to learn who will be president

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Peruvians on Tuesday were still waiting to learn who will become their president next month as votes from Sunday’s runoff election continued to be counted and the tiny difference between the two polarizing populist candidates narrowed. A day earlier Fujimori, who is in her third run for president, charged that her rival’s campaign staff carried out a …

Peru’s polarised presidential runoff still too close to call
3 years, 6 months ago

Peru’s polarised presidential runoff still too close to call

Al Jazeera  

Actual vote margin between left-wing candidate Pedro Castillo and populist Keiko Fujimori is only 98,000 although it has been inching up. Left-wing Peruvian presidential candidate Pedro Castillo has taken a razor-thin but widening lead ahead of right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori on Tuesday, but the results of the highly polarised poll remain too close to call. Castillo’s Free Peru party called …

The Daughter Of A Jailed Ex-President Could Become Peru's Next Leader
3 years, 6 months ago

The Daughter Of A Jailed Ex-President Could Become Peru's Next Leader

NPR  

The Daughter Of A Jailed Ex-President Could Become Peru's Next Leader Enlarge this image toggle caption Guadalupe Pardo/AP Guadalupe Pardo/AP LIMA, Peru — The daughter of an imprisoned former president was leading the race for Peru's presidency late Sunday, hours after polls closed in a runoff election held as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter the Andean country. But Navas …

Peru on edge as vote counting begins in tight presidential runoff
3 years, 6 months ago

Peru on edge as vote counting begins in tight presidential runoff

Al Jazeera  

Peru’s presidential election was on a knife edge on Sunday night with early unofficial counts showing the socialist and conservative candidates separated by a razor-thin margin. “It’s still a statistical draw,” said Ipsos Peru director Alfredo Torres after the unofficial count was announced. Two million Peruvians have also lost their jobs during the pandemic and nearly a third of the …

Peru heads to the polls to elect president in polarised race
3 years, 6 months ago

Peru heads to the polls to elect president in polarised race

Al Jazeera  

Voting has started in Peru’s presidential runoff as the country faces a polarising choice between right-wing populist Keiko Fujimori and left-wing teachers’ union organiser Pedro Castillo. “We’re fed up with always being governed by the same people, we want Peru to change,” Martha Huaman, 27, a fruit seller in Tacabamba, in the Cajamarca region where Castillo lives, told the AFP …

Far-left candidate leads Peru into run-off presidential polls
3 years, 8 months ago

Far-left candidate leads Peru into run-off presidential polls

Al Jazeera  

Leftist Castillo in lead with 16 percent of the vote after surprise comeback as Peru deals with economic, COVID crises. Peruvian far-left candidate Pedro Castillo is set to win the Andean country’s first-round presidential election, though he will face a run-off vote in June with an electorate fragmented after a year of political and economic crisis. The election on Sunday …

Peru votes in ‘most fragmented elections in history’
3 years, 8 months ago

Peru votes in ‘most fragmented elections in history’

Al Jazeera  

Peruvians, hard hit by COVID pandemic and political scandals, will cast ballots on Sunday for next president and Congress. Polls have opened in Peru, where politically weary voters will cast their ballots for the country’s next president and Congress amid a surge in coronavirus infections. “These are the most fragmented elections in history, we have never reached the eve of …

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