90 2 minutes read Photo: Pedro Castillo addressing supporters in Cusco Peru’s National Jury of Elections (JNE) declared today that Pedro Castillo is the official winner of last month’s presidential election. This officially marked the defeat of attempts by far right contender Keiko Fujimori to overturn the democratic will of the Peruvian people with false allegations of fraud. A review completed by the JNE found that Castillo had received 44,058 votes more than Fujimori, clearing the path to Castilo’s official victory. Castillo is a rural teacher and labor leader who rose to prominence as the leader of a major strike in 2017. He was the candidate of the political party Peru Libre (Free Peru), founded on the ideas of Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin and José Carlos Mariátegui. Fujimori is facing major corruption charges and is the daughter of former fascist dictator Alberto Fujimori, who ruled the country from 1990 to 2000.