Pedro Castillo, ‘poor’ school teacher, is Peru’s president-elect

Rural school teacher, Pedro Castillo, on Monday was declared Peru’s president-elect, making him the country’s first leader with no ties to the elites that have governed the Andean country for decades. The 51-year-old far-left trade unionist was largely unknown until he led a national strike four years ago that forced the then-government to agree to […]

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