Hundreds of Peruvians have rallied against left-wing President Pedro Castillo days after he appointed a hardliner and a Marxist as his prime minister. The protesters marched through Peru’s capital, Lima, on Saturday evening, carrying placards denouncing newly appointed Prime Minister Guido Bellido as a “terrorist” and a sympathiser of the Shining Path, a Maoist rebel group that killed tens of …
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 …
