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Victory confirmed, Pedro Castillo must now tackle a divided Peru

23-07-2021 18:05 Leftist union activist Pedro Castillo will take the reins of a deeply divided country after being declared Peru’s president-elect.

New era in Peru

Pedro Castillo must appease markets to rescue Peru’s economy

23-07-2021 16:15 New leader insists he wants to form a government picked from a broad spectrum. He'll need support as he tries to address a deep economic crisis in a country battered by the coronavirus epidemic.

Peru election 2021

Peru president-elect wants government of all political persuasions

21-07-2021 16:17 Peru's left-wing President-elect Pedro Castillo revealed on Tuesday he would be looking to form a pluralistic government in his first remarks to reporters since his election was confirmed.

Peru election 2021

Third Peru presidential defeat is least of Keiko Fujimori's problems

20-07-2021 11:09 After falling at the final hurdle for the third time running, Keiko Fujimori stands to lose a lot more than just her dream job: she may also be deprived of her freedom.

Peru election 2021

Castillo declared Peru's next president, Fujimori backs down

20-07-2021 10:53 Pedro Castillo finally confirmed as Peru's next president, six weeks after polarising vote. Rival right-winger Keiko Fujimori says she will recognise result "because it is required by the law and the constitution."

Peru election 2021

New Peru president to be announced July 20, says electoral body

13-07-2021 22:04 Peru's electoral tribunal announced on Tuesday that it will proclaim on July 20 a winner from last month's presidential election.

Peru election 2021

Peru's ex-spymaster 'Rasputin' in spotlight for trying to influence vote from jail

30-06-2021 09:10 In recordings released last week, former Peru spymaster Vladimiro Montesinos instructs retired military commander to arrange bribes for judges on the national electoral jury, in order to proclaim Keiko Fujimori the winner over rival Pedro Castillo.

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Peru's interim leader criticises ex-military vote interference

19-06-2021 22:12 Interim President Francisco Sagasti hit out on Friday against retired members of the armed forces who called for the military to prevent leftwing candidate Pedro Castillo from assuming the presidency.

Peru election 2021

Presidential hopeful Fujimori repeats Peru vote fraud claims

17-06-2021 22:09 Peru's right-wing presidential hopeful ignores appeals to lower tensions and repeats fraud allegations, as a review of disputed ballots holds up the final result of June 6 run-off.

Peru election 2021

Final count in Peru shows Castillo as victor, Fujimori refuses to concede

16-06-2021 12:10 With 100% of ballots now counted, rural school teacher Pedro Castillo emerges as victor by a margin of just over 44,000 votes.

Peru election 2021

Peru nervously awaits outcome, nine days after presidential vote

15-06-2021 17:56 Presidential hopeful Pedro Castillo says he is "patiently waiting for a result" after the run-off held nine days ago. Keiko Fujimori continues to dispute result, as one lawmaker calls for new elections to be held.

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Perusing Peru

12-06-2021 00:11 Political gridlock and Odebrecht corruption were the main causes of Peru’s downturn accelerated by PPK’s ouster in 2018, but the coronavirus pandemic has turned the decline into a free fall – indeed the worst in the region after Venezuela.

by Michael Soltys

Peru election 2021

Tensions rise in Peru as presidential run-off count drags on

12-06-2021 00:06 Peru's caretaker president Francisco Sagasti calls on Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori to "maintain calm in difficult times," with polarised run-off still to yield a result five days after elections.

Peru election 2021

Tensions rise in Peru, with presidential vote result still days away

11-06-2021 02:54 Keiko Fujimori’s legal woes flare up again as she challenges results of Peru run-off. Leftist Pedro Castillo considers himself the winner, but final results may still be days away.

Peru election 2021

Fernández first leader to congratulate Castillo on victory in Peru run-off

10-06-2021 17:49 Argentina’s president is the first head of state to congratulate Pedro Castillo and hail him as Peru’s next leader – even though rival Keiko Fujimori has said she will challenge the outcome.

Peru election 2021

As vote counts nears end, Peru prosecutor seeks custody for Keiko Fujimori

10-06-2021 14:21 A Peruvian prosecutor asked a court Thursday to order preventive custody for presidential hopeful Keiko Fujimori, who is accused of corruption and trailing in the final tallying of votes cast in elections Sunday.

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Peru leftist Castillo signals victory with nearly all votes counted

09-06-2021 09:12 Leftist presidential candidate Pedro Castillo indicates his party won Sunday's election, but rival right-winger Keiko Fujimori likely to demand recount.

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Fujimori alleges fraud in razor-tight Peru election as Castillo takes the lead

07-06-2021 23:37 Right-wing presidential hopeful Keiko Fujimori alleges "irregularities" and "signs of fraud," as her leftist rival Pedro Castillo takes lead in the vote count.

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Fujimori, Castillo neck and neck after Peru presidential polls close

06-06-2021 21:47 Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Castillo were locked in a "statistical draw" in an exit poll as voting closed in Peru's presidential election on Sunday.

Peruvian run-off

Inequality fuels rural teacher’s unlikely bid to upend Peru

03-06-2021 10:22 Pedro Castillo’s rise is a consequence of the political upheaval sweeping Latin America, as it’s battered by Covid-19 and an economic crisis that has exposed and exacerbated long-standing inequalities.

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Left-winger Castillo polling ahead of Fujimori for Peru presidency

03-05-2021 11:22 Far-left labour unionist Pedro Castillo is ahead of right-wing populist Keiko Fujimori among voters before Peru's June 6 presidential run-off, according to a poll released Sunday.

Peru election 2021

Castillo and Fujimori, rivals vying for Peru's presidency

14-04-2021 11:41 Far-left unionist Pedro Castillo and right-wing populist Keiko Fujimori will vie for the presidency of Peru in a run-off election on June 6.

Peru election 2021

Peruvian socialist set to face Fujimori in battle of extremes

13-04-2021 14:25 Peru’s next leader will be either a rural schoolteacher who vows to nationalise industries, or the polarising right-wing daughter of a jailed strongman.

PERUVIAN ELECTION 2021

Far-left schoolteacher takes lead as Peru counts presidential votes

12-04-2021 22:23 Union leader and teacher Pedro Castillo takes surprise, though slim, lead in Peru's presidential election, and will likely face a right-wing rival in a run-off in June, incomplete results showed Monday.

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Victory confirmed, Pedro Castillo must now tackle a divided Peru

Pedro Castillo must appease markets to rescue Peru’s economy

Peru president-elect wants government of all political persuasions

Third Peru presidential defeat is least of Keiko Fujimori's problems

Castillo declared Peru's next president, Fujimori backs down

New Peru president to be announced July 20, says electoral body

Peru's ex-spymaster 'Rasputin' in spotlight for trying to influence vote from jail

Peru's interim leader criticises ex-military vote interference

Presidential hopeful Fujimori repeats Peru vote fraud claims

Final count in Peru shows Castillo as victor, Fujimori refuses to concede

Peru nervously awaits outcome, nine days after presidential vote

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Tensions rise in Peru as presidential run-off count drags on

Tensions rise in Peru, with presidential vote result still days away

Fernández first leader to congratulate Castillo on victory in Peru run-off

As vote counts nears end, Peru prosecutor seeks custody for Keiko Fujimori

Peru leftist Castillo signals victory with nearly all votes counted

Fujimori alleges fraud in razor-tight Peru election as Castillo takes the lead

Fujimori, Castillo neck and neck after Peru presidential polls close

Inequality fuels rural teacher’s unlikely bid to upend Peru

Left-winger Castillo polling ahead of Fujimori for Peru presidency

Castillo and Fujimori, rivals vying for Peru's presidency

Peruvian socialist set to face Fujimori in battle of extremes

Far-left schoolteacher takes lead as Peru counts presidential votes

German Chancellor Scholz heads to Argentina with investment on agenda

Secret pacts between Massa & Alberto and Macri & Rodríguez Larreta

'Racism, machismo and classism' evident in Báez Sosa killing, say sociologists

Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero: ‘Argentina needs a dynamic Brazil’

Gruesome killing of five-year-old Lucio Dupuy shocks Argentina

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La inesperada compañera de fórmula de Santilli y sus críticas a Macri y Larreta

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