Peru's newly elected leftist president, Pedro Castilio, was sworn in on July 26, but has not yet announced a new cabinet. At the swearing-in ceremony, he promised a responsible change in the country's economy. He announced that adequate funds would be allocated for the health and education sectors of the country.
Pedro Castilio has taken the initiative to draft a new constitution to implement his own plan.It is expected that the philosophy of Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Ivo Morales of Bolivia will be included in Peru's new constitution.Pedro dressed as Evo Morales at the inauguration ceremony. Pedro Castilio, a 51-year-old leftist leader, is a teacher by profession. He was sworn in on Wednesday, the country's 200th Independence Day celebrations. Just two days before the swearing-in, Pedro Castilio announced that he would not receive his salary as president.
He said that the family will run with the amount of money they get from the teaching profession.Pedro was declared the winner a month and a half after the fiercely contested second round of presidential elections. The second round of presidential elections was held on June 8. It took a month and a half to review the allegations of election fraud and announce the results.
The Independent National Electoral Jury (JNE) announced the results on Monday night, local time, after reviewing allegations of electoral fraud brought by right-wing Kiko Fujimori, Castilio's electoral rival. The winning candidate, Castilio, received just over 50 percent of the vote. His opponent Kiko got just over 49 percent of the vote. Castillo lost to Kiko by a margin of 44,000 votes.Castilio, a father of two, was born on October 19, 1969. He was a primary school teacher from 1995 to 2020. He was a poor teacher in Ajparagaon, Peru. Among them, he entered the field of politics in 2002. He then became the mayor of the local council.
He became known nationally only four years ago. At the time, he led a successful strike over the country's teachers' salaries.Thousands of teachers took part in the strike. His rival Kiko, on the other hand, grew up in a political family. His father, Alberto Fujimori, was a former president of Peru. Alberto is serving a 25-year sentence for corruption and crimes against humanity. Kiko is the leader of the right-wing party Popular Force.
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