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 Castillo, whose supporters included Peru’s poor and rural citizens, defeated Fujimori by just 44,000 votes. “On behalf of my family I would like to salute the electoral authorities … and also to salute the political parties that have taken part in this democratic celebration,” Castillo told hundreds of supporters gathered at the headquarters of his Peru Libre party in Lima. “Finally, we have a president,” said Rosa Huaman, a 27-year-old Castillo supporter among the crowd, which chanted: “Yes it can!” Al Jazeera’s Mariana Sanchez, reporting from Lima, said that while the new president had not held political office before, he had developed a reputation as a good negotiator as a trade union leader.

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Alberto Fujimori, Peru’s controversial former president, buried after 3 days of national mourning
3 months, 1 week ago

Alberto Fujimori, Peru’s controversial former president, buried after 3 days of national mourning

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Controversial former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was buried Saturday after three days of national mourning in which thousands of supporters lined up outside a museum in Lima to visit the politician’s casket. But Boluarte did not speak about Fujimori, a divisive figure who ruled Peru for a decade, and whose eldest daughter is now one of the …

Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori, who was convicted for human rights abuse, dies at 86
3 months, 1 week ago

Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori, who was convicted for human rights abuse, dies at 86

Firstpost  

Fujimori, who governed with an increasingly authoritarian hand from 1990-2000, was pardoned in December from his convictions for corruption and responsibility for the murder of 25 people Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori is seen gesturing on a screen during the first day of his trial on charges of alleged human rights violations and corruption during his government at a police …

Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies

NPR  

Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies toggle caption Martin Mejia/AP LIMA, Peru — Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru's economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace of autocratic excess that later sent him to prison, has died. The former university president and mathematics professor …

Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian president swept up in scandal, dies
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian president swept up in scandal, dies

LA Times  

Alberto Fujimori, the first man of Japanese heritage to become leader of a Latin American nation, was a university administrator who came from nowhere to win Peru’s presidency in 1990. Alberto Fujimori, the once popular Peruvian president credited with rescuing his country from economic chaos and leftist insurgency but who was later disgraced and sentenced to prison on charges of …

Ex- Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori to run for presidency in 2026, daughter confirms
5 months, 1 week ago

Ex- Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori to run for presidency in 2026, daughter confirms

Firstpost  

Despite the announcement, Peruvian law says anyone found guilty of acts of corruption cannot run for the office of president or vice president FILE - Peru's jailed, former President Alberto Fujimori, photographed through a glass window, attends his trial at a police base on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, June 28, 2016. Former President Fujimori, who was pardoned in December …

Former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori plans to run for presidency in 2026, daughter says
5 months, 1 week ago

Former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori plans to run for presidency in 2026, daughter says

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Former President Alberto Fujimori, who was pardoned in December from his convictions for corruption and responsibility for the murder of 25 people, plans to run for Peru’s presidency for the fourth time in 2026, his eldest daughter said Sunday. “My father and I have talked and decided together that he will be the presidential candidate,” Keiko Fujimori, …

Prosecutors in Peru seek 34-year sentence for ex-President Castillo
11 months, 1 week ago

Prosecutors in Peru seek 34-year sentence for ex-President Castillo

Al Jazeera  

Former President Pedro Castillo is accused of ‘carrying out a coup’ after he attempted to dissolve Congress in 2022. Peru’s prosecutor’s office has formally requested 34 years in prison for former President Pedro Castillo, who was dramatically removed from office and arrested after his attempt to dissolve Congress in late 2022. Castillo, a former teacher from rural Peru, elected in …

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’s legislature shoots down proposal to fast-track elections
1 year, 10 months ago

Peru’s legislature shoots down proposal to fast-track elections

Al Jazeera  

Peruvian Congress fails to approve measure that would have moved elections to December 2023 amid widespread protests. Peru’s Congress has rejected a proposal to move elections forward to December 2023, despite nearly two months of protests that have left dozens dead following the removal of former President Pedro Castillo. Congress had previously supported a proposal to move the scheduled 2026 …

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 …

Peruvian court upholds 18-month pre-trial detention for Castillo
1 year, 11 months ago

Peruvian court upholds 18-month pre-trial detention for Castillo

Al Jazeera  

Ex-president Pedro Castillo has denounced his arrest as ‘political revenge’, while deadly protests continue to rock Peru. Peru’s highest court has upheld a decision to hold former President Pedro Castillo in pre-trial detention for 18 months as he is investigated on charges of rebellion. Latin America has a long history of removing democratically-elected leftist politicians from power, often through violent …

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 …

Peru's ousted President Castillo challenges detention
2 years ago

Peru's ousted President Castillo challenges detention

The Hindu  

Amid violent nationwide protests over Peru’s political crisis, ousted President Pedro Castillo has told Peruvians that he is being “unjustly and arbitrarily detained” and thanked his supporters for their “effort and fight” since he was taken into custody last week. Then, in apparent reference to the violent protests over his ouster, he urged the national police and armed forces to …

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. …

Peru judge denies ex-President Castillo’s bid to end detention
2 years ago

Peru judge denies ex-President Castillo’s bid to end detention

Al Jazeera  

Pedro Castillo says he has been ‘unjustly’ detained as protesters continue to demand his freedom and early elections. A judge in Peru has rejected ousted President Pedro Castillo’s appeal to end his detention as authorities build a case against him on “rebellion” and “conspiracy” accusations, which have sparked protests across the country. Supreme Court Judge Cesar San Martin Castro’s decision …

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: Unrest in Peru after the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo
2 years ago

Photos: Unrest in Peru after the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo

Hindustan Times  

Photos: Unrest in Peru after the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo Protests erupted in Peru this week in support of ousted president Pedro Castillo, after the leftist leader was placed in provisional detention. Castillo's impeachment is the latest in a long line of political crises in the Latin nation, which is now seeing its sixth president in six years.. …

Peru’s president ousted by Congress in political crisis
2 years ago

Peru’s president ousted by Congress in political crisis

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — The president of Peru was ousted by Congress and arrested on a charge of rebellion Wednesday after he sought to dissolve the legislative body and take unilateral control of the government, triggering a grave constitutional crisis. Lisa Kenna called on Castillo via Twitter to reverse his decree to dissolve Congress, saying the U.S. government rejected any “extra-constitutional” …

Within hours, Peru’s president went from dissolving Congress to being ousted and arrested
2 years ago

Within hours, Peru’s president went from dissolving Congress to being ousted and arrested

LA Times  

Ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, who has been arrested on suspicion of rebellion, is in police custody in Lima, the capital. In just three tumultuous hours, Peruvian President Pedro Castillo went from decreeing the dissolution of the nation’s Congress to being replaced by his vice president, but the threats to his government had been building throughout his nearly 17-month tenure. …

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 …

Peru’s Congress swears in new president after Castillo removed
2 years ago

Peru’s Congress swears in new president after Castillo removed

Al Jazeera  

Dina Boluarte becomes first female president after a tumultuous day that saw Pedro Castillo arrested and accused of ‘rebellion’ and ‘conspiracy’. Castillo had said the move aimed to “reestablish the rule of law and democracy” in Peru but it was widely condemned by opposition leaders and others, including Boluarte, his vice president, as an attempted “coup”. The United States echoed …

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” …

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, …

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 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 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 …

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, …

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 …

Peru’s Fujimori: Bid to send her back to prison ‘absurd’
3 years, 6 months ago

Peru’s Fujimori: Bid to send her back to prison ‘absurd’

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori on Saturday said she trusts she will not be sent back to prison after a judge reviews her freedom in a money laundering case and insisted that fraud was committed by her rival in a recent election she narrowly trails. Amid the uncertainty, Peruvian prosecutor José Domingo Pérez has asked a judge …

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 …

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 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 …

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