The Americas 🇵🇪 Republic of Peru Thread

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Good Morning everyone. Here's the link on the 2021 Peruvian Presidential runoff election:

2021 Peruvian general election - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

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Profiles on the candidates:

Keiko Fujimori:

Keiko Fujimori - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Pedro Castillo:

Pedro Castillo - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

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PredictIt has the markets on the results:

PredictIt

www.predictit.org

 

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Our Campaigns has the latest developments:

https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=940697

 

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The Guardian has an article about Fujimori's voting fraud claims:

Peru elections: Fujimori’s fraud claims criticised as rival’s narrow lead widens

Pedro Castillo holds 0.4% lead with more than 97% of votes counted in ballot that international observers say passed off correctly

www.theguardian.com

 

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Fujimori wants 200,000 votes annulled in the 2021 Peruvian Presidential runoff election:

https://news.ctgn.com/news/2021-06-10/Keiko-Fujimori-wants-200-000-votes-annulled-in-Peru-election-10YscKjNj7q/index.html

 

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Keiko trailing by 58,920 votes.

 

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Keiko taking a page from the Trump playbook claiming voter fraud in the 2021 Peruvian Presidential runoff election:

With election fraud claims, Peru’s Keiko Fujimori takes a page from the Trump playbook - The Boston Globe

In the face of a deficit of tens of thousands of votes in a close count following Peru’s June 6 presidential election, Keiko Fujimori, the 46-year-old doyen of a right-wing political dynasty, declined to concede. Instead, she has appeared to a take page from former president Donald Trump’s...

www.bostonglobe.com

 

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I'll be posting news articles & videos this week.

PS: Castillo has shaken up his government again I see.

 

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July 28th, 2021: Inauguration festivities of Pedro Castillo as Peru's 130th President

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July 25th, 2021: Departure Honors for outgoing Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti at the Government Palace

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Bloomberg Quint reporting that Keiko Fujimori's trial might begin by the end of the year:
https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/peru-prosecutor-says-keiko-fujimori-trial-may-begin-year-end

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori (Keiko's father) was recently hospitalized due to suffering a heart issue in prison:
Former Peruvian president Fujimori hospitalised for heart problems

 

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I wonder how long before the Peruvian Armed Forces takes matters into their hands down the road if the country continues to become ungovernable ?
Peru's president survives 2nd impeachment effort in 8 months

 

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Here's the latest developments on the downfall of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo.
Pedro Castillo está detenido en la prefectura tras salir de Palacio de Gobierno

 

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Dina Boluarte sworn in as Peru's 131st President following Castillo's impeachment & removal from office.
https://elcomercio.pe/politica/cong...e-app-partidos-politicos-congresista-noticias

 

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Military troops have been deployed to crack down against these massive protests.
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Peru's political crisis: Jaw-dropping twists and turns

 

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Roads & airport blocked due to escalating protests:
Peru protests: Roads and airport blocked in anger at new president

 

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How Dina Boluarte became the first female President of the Republic of Peru.
Dina Boluarte: Peru's first female president

 

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Andahuylas Airport was forced to close due to ongoing protests.
Peru protests: Andahuaylas airport forced to close in deadly unrest