After nearly a month and a half of political stalemate, leftist Pedro Castilio was sworn in as president of the Latin American country of Peru on Wednesday. On Friday, he announced the names of the new cabinet members. One day, the people of the country took to the streets against the new government.
Protests have erupted over the appointment of radical politician Guido Bellido as the new prime minister.Hundreds of people marched on the streets of the Peruvian capital, Lima, on Saturday afternoon, local time, Qatar-based Al Jazeera reported on Sunday. They chanted slogans against President Pedro and Prime Minister Bellido. "Terrorism, I never want to," he said.Protesters allege that the radical Belido is a terrorist.
In the eighties and nineties of the last century, the leftist guerrilla group Shining Path fought for power in Peru. As many as 10,000 civilians have been killed in Peru in the fight for power. Belido, a hard-line leftist sympathetic to the organization. Despite his questionable political position, his appointment as prime minister could re-establish a state of terror in Peru.The second round of presidential elections was held on June 8 in Peru. Pedro's opponent in the election was right-wing Kiko Fujimori. Kiko alleged election fraud. So it took about a month and a half to announce the name of the winning candidate after reviewing the allegations.
The final results show that Pedro received just over 50 percent of the vote. Kiko got just over 49 percent of the vote. Pedro lost to Kiko by a margin of 44,000 votes.Pedro is the son of an ordinary peasant family. He was a school teacher in his career. From there he became president. He was elected president with the support of rural poor voters in Peru. So his victory has dealt a major blow to the country's political and business elitesOn the other hand, the newly elected Prime Minister Belido is a radical politician from the city of Cuzco Andean in the country.
He is not well known in the capital, Lima. Belido is a member of the Free Peru Party. "We fully support Pedro for his policy of economic stability," Belido said on Twitter. We will work together for the country.
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