Quagmire: The Castillo Administration Turns One (Wilson Center)

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Pedro Castillo made history as the first campesino and union activist to become president of Peru. As in much of Latin America, the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic brought widespread demands for political change in his country. Castillo ... Leer más
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Pedro Castillo made history as the first campesino and union activist to become president of Peru. As in much of Latin America, the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic brought widespread demands for political change in his country. Castillo ran on a platform promising to raise taxes on the rich, redistribute wealth, clean up government and promote a new constitution to replace the liberal economic framework. His campaign slogan, “no más pobres en un país rico,” appealed to many who felt excluded from Peru’s macroeconomic success. His ascent was also seen by observers as part of a resurgent “pink tide” of democratically-elected leftists in the region, joining Mexico, Argentina and Bolivia, and followed by Honduras, Chile, Colombia and, quite possibly, Brazil.

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