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Von Daniel Espinosa  - https://thegrayzone.com - https://cooptv.wordpress.com Trotz einer Welle antikommunistischer Propaganda und mysteriöser „terroristischer“ Massaker hat der linke Lehrer Pedro Castillo bei den Präsidentschaftswahlen in Peru triumphiert. Doch sein rechter Rivale will die Ergebnisse nicht akzeptieren. Keiko Fujimori, die politische Erbin des inhaftierten peruanischen ehemaligen Diktators Alberto Fujimori, scheint ihre dritte Wahl in Folge verloren…

The socialist candidate Pedro Castillo is on the verge of victory, but fraud claims and a hostile elite could stymie his agenda, says Latin America expert Tony Wood

Socialist Pedro Castillo was closing in on victory in Peru's presidential election on Thursday, holding a slim lead of some 63,000 votes over conservative rival Keiko Fujimori, who has yet to concede and has alleged fraud despite scant evidence.

In razor-thin election, rural teacher and union leader Pedro Castillo may have ended Peru's right-wing dynasty

For Pedro Castillo and the left-wing Peru Libre party, the challenges ahead are enormous.

With nearly all votes counted, the first-time presidential candidate is ahead of rival Keiko Fujimori by less than half a percentage point.

Pedro Castillo speaking at a campaign event (AP Photo) With his wide-brimmed peasant hat and oversized teacher’s pencil held high, Peru’s Pedro Castillo has been traveling the country exhorting voters to get behind a call that has been particularly urgent during this devastating pandemic: “No más pobres en un país rico” – No more poor […]

The fears are obvious. The damage left by the government of Alberto Fujimori is still fresh in the minds of many. For example, the massacres in Barrios Altos (15 people, including a child) and La Cantuta (kidnapping and murder of 9 people), in addition to the forced sterilizations of poor women. For his part, Castillo has not managed to generate a moderate discourse and remains intent on "not allowing imports" or changing the constitution in a country that has not managed to fully emerge from...

In polarized Peru, presidential race still too close to call in contest between right and left Simeon Tegel © Guadalupe Prado/AP Supporters of Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori wave the national flag Sunday as they wait for her to arrive at a breakfast in the San Juan de Lurigancho neighborhood of Lima. LIMA, Peru — The choice for Peruvians in Sunday’s presidential runoff election offered no middle ground — a left-wing union leader vs. the daughter of a f...

Peru: Five things to know