Tag: Pedro Castillo

• Tuesday, July 27th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Bad start for Castillo in Peru: he does not have control over congress

  

  As anticipated Peruvian Socialist elect president Pedro Castillo was unable to gain control of the one-house Congress, which on Monday chose the candidate of an opposition-led alliance.

• Wednesday, July 21st 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Peru's President-elect outlines plans which include people from every political background

  

  Peru's President-elect Pedro Castillo Tuesday sought to calm down a shaken country just one day after being declared the winner.

• Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Castillo to be Peru's next president after all

  

  Peru's National Electoral Jury (JNE) Monday declared leftist Pedro Castillo has won June 6's presidential runoff by 44,263 votes (50.12%) over the conservative Keiko Fujimori.

• Monday, July 12th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  Peruvian prosecution to investigate Keiko Fujimori's alleged “disturbing of the vote”

  

  Peru's State Attorney has announced conservative presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori is to be investigated for allegedly disturbing the electoral process through the filing of 760 requests for annulment of different polling stations after June 6's presidential runoff.

• Thursday, June 24th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Peru's Elections Jury finds 10 of Fujimori's appeals to be unfounded

  

  Peru's National Elections Jury (JNE) found on appeal that 10 of the objections raised by presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori of Fuerza Popular were unfounded.

• Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Retired military officers call for annulment of Peru's elections as political unrest mounts

  

  Peru's President Francisco Sagasti has ordered the Minister of Defense to investigate the sending of a letter by retired military officers which may imply a breach “to the constitutional order.”

• Friday, June 18th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Castillo advisor says there will be “no expropriations, no nationalization, or price controls” in Peru

  

  Pedro Francke, a 60-year-old economy professor and advisor to presidential frontrunner Pedro Castillo, has announced “there will be no expropriations, no nationalization, or price controls” in Peru, the Madrid daily El País reported.

• Thursday, June 17th 2021 - 09:54 UTC

  Peru's fortunes start packing up in case Castillo becomes President

  

  Peru's wealthiest people feel threatened by the likelihood of leftwing Pedro Castillo becoming the next president and have therefore started wiring money abroad, it was reported.

• Wednesday, June 16th 2021 - 09:57 UTC

  Castillo edged Fujimori by 44,000 votes as counting ends in Peruvian presidential runoff

  

  Peru's electoral authorities have completed counting votes from June 6's presidential runoff, after which left-wing candidate Pedro Castillo was determined to have finished some 44,000 votes ahead of right-wing populist Keiko Fujimori.

• Tuesday, June 15th 2021 - 09:39 UTC

  Up to three more weeks to know who won Peru's presidential runoff, elections authorities say

  

  Peruvian electoral authorities Monday announced it might take even three more weeks to finally know who won the presidential runoff between the leftist Pedro Castillo and the conservative Keiko Fujimori.