The "Shadowy Figure" Behind Peru's Likely Next President
The “Shadowy Figure” Behind Peru’s Likely Next President Vladimir CerrónPaco Sanseviero/Grupo El Comercio He’s been called the man behind Peru’s likely next president. As the founder and leader of the far-left party Perú Libre, Vladimir Cerrón has been described by some as the real architect of Pedro Castillo’s rise to power. For many critics, Castillo, a teacher and union leader with no experience in elected office, is just a Trojan horse for Cerrón, a Marxist former governor whose conviction on corruption charges kept him from running for president himself. Castillo is e...
Source: americasquarterly.org
