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 Peru, where many low-income citizens supported Castillo while mostly wealthier ones voted for Fujimori. Fujimori, 46, has pledged to follow the free-market model and maintain economic stability, while Castillo, 51, has promised to redraft the country’s constitution to strengthen the role of the state, take a larger portion of profits from mining firms and nationalise key industries – Peru is the world’s second-biggest producer of copper.

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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 …

Peru anti-government protests spread, with clashes in Cusco
1 year, 11 months ago

Peru anti-government protests spread, with clashes in Cusco

The Hindu  

Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s government that have left 48 people dead since they began a month ago spread through the south of the Andean country on Wednesday with new clashes reported in the tourist city of Cusco. Protests and road blockades against Boluarte and in support of ousted President Pedro Castillo were The unrest began in early December …

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 …

Timeline: Peru’s political crisis since removal of Pedro Castillo
2 years ago

Timeline: Peru’s political crisis since removal of Pedro Castillo

Al Jazeera  

Protesters are demanding Castillo’s release, dissolution of Congress and early elections in the South American nation. After initially saying she would serve out Castillo’s remaining three-and-a-half years as president, she suggests that calls for early elections among Castillo supporters are “respectable”. The judge says the former president’s effort to dissolve Congress was “not a mere act of speech, but the …

Timeline | How Peru's new political upheaval has unfolded
2 years ago

Timeline | How Peru's new political upheaval has unfolded

Firstpost  

Protests have erupted in Peru since the country’s legislature ousted leftist President Pedro Castillo last week after he attempted to dissolve Congress and rule by decree. Here’s how the situation has unfolded Paris: Peru has descended into protests since the country’s legislature last week threw out leftist President Pedro Castillo after he tried to dissolve Congress and rule by decree. …

Protests over Peru's political crisis continue around nation
2 years ago

Protests over Peru's political crisis continue around nation

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of demonstrators took to streets around Peru for another …

Peru protests grow despite new president’s early election pledge
2 years ago

Peru protests grow despite new president’s early election pledge

Al Jazeera  

Protesters in Peru have erected new blockades and expanded their demonstrations in several regions, as calls for new elections and the release of detained former President Pedro Castillo grow across the country. The protests have expanded, most notably in Peru’s northern and Andean towns, despite a pledge to hold early elections by President Dina Boluarte, who was quickly sworn in …

Peru kicks off corruption case against Keiko Fujimori
3 years, 3 months ago

Peru kicks off corruption case against Keiko Fujimori

Al Jazeera  

Fujimori, who conceded last month after a failed presidential run, is accused of taking illicit money from Brazil’s Odebrecht firm. Corruption proceedings against Peruvian opposition politician Keiko Fujimori kicked off with a preliminary court hearing on Tuesday, just weeks after she conceded defeat in her third unsuccessful presidential run. Election victory for Fujimori would have meant freedom from prosecution for …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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