- It's official: Left candidate Pedro Castillo declared winner of presidential elections in Peru
- It's official: Left candidate Pedro Castillo declared winner of presidential elections in Peru - sashimi July 21, 2021, 12:40 am
Posted by sashimi
on July 21, 2021, 12:40 am
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Tanya Wadhwa, July 20 2021 (quote) Pedro Castillo of the left-wing Free Peru party won the run-off elections with 50.126% of the votes, receiving 44,263 more votes than his opponent Keiko Fujimori of the far-right Popular Force party Almost a month and a half after the second round of presidential elections in Peru, the National Jury of Elections (JNE), on July 19, proclaimed Pedro Castillo of the left-wing Free Peru party as the winner of the run-off and the next president of the Republic. The JNE also proclaimed Dina Boluarte as the first vice president of the country. After resolving and declaring unfounded the last appeals for annulment of votes presented by Castillo's opponent, Keiko Fujimori of the far-right Popular Force party, alleging irregularities and fraud in the electoral process, the JNE announced that Castillo secured 50.126% of the votes, while Fujimori obtained 49.874% of the votes. Castillo won the elections with a narrow margin, receiving 44,263 more votes than his rival. The new head of state and his vice-presidents will be sworn in on July 28, the bicentennial of Peru's independence from Spain. Minutes after the official announcement, thousands of supporters of Castillo, gathered outside the party's headquarters in Lima to celebrate his historic victory. Castillo addressed the citizens and thanked them for their support. He also thanked the electoral authorities for their work and called on the opposition forces to unite for a better Peru. "I call for unity to forge and open the door to the next bicentennial to come, sealing our differences. I do not hold a grudge in my heart. I call on Mrs. Fujimori to put no more barriers to the advancement of this country," he said. "Thank you Peruvian people for this historic triumph! The time has come to call on all sectors of society to build together, in this bicentennial year, an inclusive, just and free Peru. Without discrimination and for rights and all. We call on the Afro, Coastal, Andean and Amazonian peoples, the working class and their unions, the Indigenous and peasant communities and the whole society to make this homeland beautiful. Today, sisters and brothers, a new stage in our history begins," he tweeted later. Hours before the proclamation, in a press conference, Fujimori announced that she would recognize the results issued by the JNE. "I announce that, fulfilling my commitments assumed with all Peruvians and the international community, I will recognize the results because it is what the law and the Constitution that I have sworn to defend say," she said. However, she insisted that there had been electoral fraud despite the fact that she had no evidence to support her claims and the electoral authorities and the international observer missions found the elections clean. "The defense of democracy does not end with the illegitimate promulgation of Pedro Castillo. This defense is just beginning," she said. (/quote) -- Cont'd at https://peoplesdispatch.org/2021/07/20/its-official-left-candidate-pedro-castillo-declared-winner-of-presidential-elections-in-peru/ |
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