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'''José Pedro Castillo Terrones''' (born 19 October 1969) is a Peruvian schoolteacher, union leader and politician serving as the 63rd President of [[Peru]] since 28 July 2021, following the [[2021 Peruvian general election|2021 general election]]. He grew up in an impoverished peasant family and thus advocates for policies which will help the poor.<ref>https://youtu.be/1-rkjX89DEg [[China Global Television Network|CGTN]] on YouTube</ref><ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/peasant-roots-to-president-the-unlikely-rise-of-perus-pedro-castillo/ar-AAMEyuG</ref> | |||
'''José Pedro Castillo Terrones''' (born 19 October 1969) is a Peruvian schoolteacher, [[Trade union|union]] leader and politician serving as the 63rd President of [[Peru]] since 28 July 2021, following the [[2021 Peruvian general election|2021 general election]]. He grew up in an impoverished peasant family and thus advocates for policies which will help the poor.<ref>https://youtu.be/1-rkjX89DEg [[China Global Television Network|CGTN]] on YouTube</ref><ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/peasant-roots-to-president-the-unlikely-rise-of-perus-pedro-castillo/ar-AAMEyuG</ref> | |||
== Political positions == | == Political positions == | ||
=== Economic === | === Economic === | ||
Analysts described Castillo as an [[Agrarianism|agrarian]] [[leftist]], [[populist]], and [[socialist]].<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|date=18 April 2021|title=Students' struggles pushed Peru teacher to run for president|url=https://apnews.com/article/latin-america-gardening-coronavirus-pandemic-peru-714133c2227b25bf020adb683b9cc476|url-status=live|access-date=22 April 2021|website=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=Ecuador gira a la derecha y la ultraizquierda pasa a segunda vuelta en Perú|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/latinoam%C3%A9rica-elecciones--resumen-_ecuador-gira-a-la-derecha-y-la-ultraizquierda-pasa-a-segunda-vuelta-en-per%C3%BA/46523688|url-status=live|access-date=13 April 2021|website=[[EFE]]|language=es}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web|last=Puente|first=Javier|date=14 April 2021|title=Who is Peru's Frontrunner Pedro Castillo?|url=https://nacla.org/peru-elections-pedro-castillo|url-status=live|access-date=17 April 2021|website=[[North American Congress on Latin America]]|language=en}}</ref> He has said that he is not a [[communist]] and that he is not a [[Chavista]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 June 2021|title='We are not communists': Castillo seeks to allay fears in divided Peru|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/perus-socialist-president-in-waiting-seeks-calm-fears-amid-vote-tension-2021-06-16/|url-status=live|access-date=16 June 2021|website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> Although he is described as [[far-left]] by multiple international news agencies,<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Quito|first1=Gideon Long in|last2=London|first2=Michael Stott in|title=Far-left activist Castillo leads in Peru presidential election upset|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/far-left-activist-castillo-leads-in-peru-presidential-election-upset-1.4535338|access-date=18 April 2021|website=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=14 April 2021|title=Peru's presidential runoff pits far-left teacher against rightwing populist|url=https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210414-peru-s-presidential-runoff-pits-far-left-teacher-against-rightwing-populist|access-date=18 April 2021|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Far left candidate Pedro Castillo leads Peruvian presidential race: Ipsos fast count {{!}} The Star|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2021/04/12/far-left-candidate-pedro-castillo-leads-peruvian-presidential-race-ipsos-fast-count|access-date=18 April 2021|website=www.thestar.com.my}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=12 April 2021|title=Far-left activist leads in Peru presidential election upset|url=https://www.ft.com/content/d3306d77-05e3-40e0-8695-426bdb81ee11|url-status=live|access-date=18 April 2021|work=Financial Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Taj|first=Mitra|date=12 April 2021|title=Peru Election for the 5th President in 5 Years Goes to Runoff|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/12/world/americas/peru-Pedro-Castillo.html|access-date=18 April 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dube|first=Kejal Vyas and Ryan|date=13 April 2021|title=Peru Election Pits Fan of Castro Against Authoritarian Ex-Leader's Daughter|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/peru-election-pits-fan-of-castro-against-authoritarian-ex-leaders-daughter-11618338445|access-date=18 April 2021|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=12 April 2021|title=Far left candidate Pedro Castillo leads Peruvian presidential race – Ipsos fast count|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/far-left-candidate-pedro-castillo-leads-peruvian-presidential-race-ipsos-fast-2021-04-12/|access-date=18 April 2021|website=Reuters}}</ref> Castillo has distanced himself from the far-left [[Marxist]] faction of the [[Free Peru]] party that chose him as a candidate, stating that "the one who is going to govern is me" and there will be "no communism" in Peru under his government.<ref name=":202">{{Cite web|date=3 June 2021|title=Buenos Aires Times {{!}} Inequality fuels rural teacher's unlikely bid to upend Peru|url=https://batimes.com.ar/news/latin-america/inequality-fuels-a-rural-teachers-unlikely-bid-to-upend-peru.phtml|url-status=live|access-date=4 June 2021|website=[[Buenos Aires Times]]|publisher=[[Bloomberg.com|Bloomberg]]}}</ref><ref name=":152">{{Cite web|date=22 April 2021|title='No Chavismo here': Peru socialist candidate Castillo seeks to calm jittery markets|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/no-chavismo-here-peru-socialist-candidate-castillo-seeks-calm-jittery-markets-2021-04-22/|url-status=live|access-date=23 April 2021|website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref><ref name=":14">{{Cite web|date=22 April 2021|title=Pedro Castillo arremete contra Nicolás Maduro: 'que primero arregle sus problemas internos y que se lleve a sus compatriotas que vinieron a delinquir'|url=https://www.expreso.com.pe/elecciones-2021/pedro-castillo-arremete-contra-nicolas-maduro-si-hay-algo-que-tiene-que-decir-que-primero-arregle-sus-problemas-internos-y-que-se-lleve-a-sus-compatriotas-que-vinieron-a-delinquir/|access-date=23 April 2021|website=Diario Expreso}}</ref> | Analysts described Castillo as an [[Agrarianism|agrarian]] [[Left-wing politics|leftist]], [[Populism|populist]], and [[socialist]].<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|date=18 April 2021|title=Students' struggles pushed Peru teacher to run for president|url=https://apnews.com/article/latin-america-gardening-coronavirus-pandemic-peru-714133c2227b25bf020adb683b9cc476|url-status=live|access-date=22 April 2021|website=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=Ecuador gira a la derecha y la ultraizquierda pasa a segunda vuelta en Perú|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/latinoam%C3%A9rica-elecciones--resumen-_ecuador-gira-a-la-derecha-y-la-ultraizquierda-pasa-a-segunda-vuelta-en-per%C3%BA/46523688|url-status=live|access-date=13 April 2021|website=[[EFE]]|language=es}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web|last=Puente|first=Javier|date=14 April 2021|title=Who is Peru's Frontrunner Pedro Castillo?|url=https://nacla.org/peru-elections-pedro-castillo|url-status=live|access-date=17 April 2021|website=[[North American Congress on Latin America]]|language=en}}</ref> He has said that he is not a [[communist]] and that he is not a [[Chavismo|Chavista]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 June 2021|title='We are not communists': Castillo seeks to allay fears in divided Peru|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/perus-socialist-president-in-waiting-seeks-calm-fears-amid-vote-tension-2021-06-16/|url-status=live|access-date=16 June 2021|website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> Although he is described as [[far-left]] by multiple international news agencies,<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Quito|first1=Gideon Long in|last2=London|first2=Michael Stott in|title=Far-left activist Castillo leads in Peru presidential election upset|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/far-left-activist-castillo-leads-in-peru-presidential-election-upset-1.4535338|access-date=18 April 2021|website=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=14 April 2021|title=Peru's presidential runoff pits far-left teacher against rightwing populist|url=https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210414-peru-s-presidential-runoff-pits-far-left-teacher-against-rightwing-populist|access-date=18 April 2021|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Far left candidate Pedro Castillo leads Peruvian presidential race: Ipsos fast count {{!}} The Star|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2021/04/12/far-left-candidate-pedro-castillo-leads-peruvian-presidential-race-ipsos-fast-count|access-date=18 April 2021|website=www.thestar.com.my}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=12 April 2021|title=Far-left activist leads in Peru presidential election upset|url=https://www.ft.com/content/d3306d77-05e3-40e0-8695-426bdb81ee11|url-status=live|access-date=18 April 2021|work=Financial Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Taj|first=Mitra|date=12 April 2021|title=Peru Election for the 5th President in 5 Years Goes to Runoff|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/12/world/americas/peru-Pedro-Castillo.html|access-date=18 April 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dube|first=Kejal Vyas and Ryan|date=13 April 2021|title=Peru Election Pits Fan of Castro Against Authoritarian Ex-Leader's Daughter|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/peru-election-pits-fan-of-castro-against-authoritarian-ex-leaders-daughter-11618338445|access-date=18 April 2021|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=12 April 2021|title=Far left candidate Pedro Castillo leads Peruvian presidential race – Ipsos fast count|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/far-left-candidate-pedro-castillo-leads-peruvian-presidential-race-ipsos-fast-2021-04-12/|access-date=18 April 2021|website=Reuters}}</ref> Castillo has distanced himself from the far-left [[Marxist]] faction of the [[Free Peru]] party that chose him as a candidate, stating that "the one who is going to govern is me" and there will be "no [[communism]]" in Peru under his government.<ref name=":202">{{Cite web|date=3 June 2021|title=Buenos Aires Times {{!}} Inequality fuels rural teacher's unlikely bid to upend Peru|url=https://batimes.com.ar/news/latin-america/inequality-fuels-a-rural-teachers-unlikely-bid-to-upend-peru.phtml|url-status=live|access-date=4 June 2021|website=[[Buenos Aires Times]]|publisher=[[Bloomberg.com|Bloomberg]]}}</ref><ref name=":152">{{Cite web|date=22 April 2021|title='No Chavismo here': Peru socialist candidate Castillo seeks to calm jittery markets|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/no-chavismo-here-peru-socialist-candidate-castillo-seeks-calm-jittery-markets-2021-04-22/|url-status=live|access-date=23 April 2021|website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref><ref name=":14">{{Cite web|date=22 April 2021|title=Pedro Castillo arremete contra Nicolás Maduro: 'que primero arregle sus problemas internos y que se lleve a sus compatriotas que vinieron a delinquir'|url=https://www.expreso.com.pe/elecciones-2021/pedro-castillo-arremete-contra-nicolas-maduro-si-hay-algo-que-tiene-que-decir-que-primero-arregle-sus-problemas-internos-y-que-se-lleve-a-sus-compatriotas-que-vinieron-a-delinquir/|access-date=23 April 2021|website=Diario Expreso}}</ref> | ||
Farid Kahhat of the [[Pontifical Catholic University of Peru]] stated that Castillo has a limited relationship with Free Peru and separated himself from the party's leader, adding that "it is important to remember that Castillo is a candidate but not a party member | Farid Kahhat of the [[Pontifical Catholic University of Peru]] stated that Castillo has a limited relationship with Free Peru and separated himself from the party's leader, adding that "it is important to remember that Castillo is a candidate but not a party member...we might even say he is more conservative than the ideals of Perú Libre would suggest."<ref name=":192">{{Cite web|last=Allen|first=Nicolas|date=1 June 2021|title=Pedro Castillo Can Help End Neoliberalism in Peru|url=https://jacobinmag.com/2021/06/pedro-castillo-peru-libre-keiko-fujimori-runoff-election-june-6-neoliberalism|url-status=live|access-date=3 June 2021|website=[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]]|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
He is frequently described as "socially conservative."<ref name="France 24 2021 soc con">{{cite web|title=Far-left schoolteacher, rightwing populist vie for Peru presidency|website=France 24|date=13 April 2021|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210413-far-left-schoolteacher-rightwing-populist-vie-for-peru-presidency|access-date=11 June 2021|quote=Both candidates are socially conservative – opposed to abortion and gay marriage.}}</ref><ref name="Quesada 2021">{{cite web|last=Quesada|first=Juan Diego|date=10 June 2021|title=Pedro Castillo, the barefoot candidate poised to become the next president of Peru|url=https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-06-10/pedro-castillo-the-barefoot-candidate-poised-to-become-the-next-president-of-peru.html|url-status=live|access-date=11 June 2021|website=[[El País]]|quote=}}</ref><ref name="Jones 2021">{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Sam|title=Peru faces poll dilemma: a leftist firebrand or the dictator's daughter?|website=the Guardian|date=5 June 2021|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/05/peru-poll-dilemma-leftist-firebrand-or-dictators-daughter-carlos-davalos|access-date=11 June 2021|quote=Pedro Castillo, a far-left but socially conservative union leader and teacher}}</ref><ref name="Gimeno 2021">{{cite web|last=Gimeno|first=Fernando|title=Peru election pits 2 candidates opposed by women's rights, LGBT+ activists|website=La Prensa Latina Media|date=4 June 2021|url=https://www.laprensalatina.com/peru-election-pits-2-candidates-opposed-by-womens-rights-lgbt-activists/|access-date=11 June 2021|quote=two socially conservative candidates that oppose abortion, same-sex marriage and gender equality-based education.}}</ref><ref name="Tegel 2021">{{cite web|last=Tegel|first=Simeon|title=Peru is Officially Investigating If Bleach Can Cure Covid|website=VICE|date=14 May 2021|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/4avw7b/peru-is-officially-investigating-if-bleach-can-cure-covid|access-date=11 June 2021|quote=two autocratic and socially conservative candidates who each routinely flout social distancing at their campaign rallies and appear to have a shaky grasp of the science around the pandemic}}</ref> which will likely be used by Western intelligence agencies to demonize him in the eyes of western progressives, as was done against Ecuador's leftist Correísta movement.<ref>https://thegrayzone.com/2021/05/04/ecuador-election-us-pachakutik-lasso-yaku/</ref> | He is frequently described as "socially conservative."<ref name="France 24 2021 soc con">{{cite web|title=Far-left schoolteacher, rightwing populist vie for Peru presidency|website=France 24|date=13 April 2021|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210413-far-left-schoolteacher-rightwing-populist-vie-for-peru-presidency|access-date=11 June 2021|quote=Both candidates are socially conservative – opposed to abortion and gay marriage.}}</ref><ref name="Quesada 2021">{{cite web|last=Quesada|first=Juan Diego|date=10 June 2021|title=Pedro Castillo, the barefoot candidate poised to become the next president of Peru|url=https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-06-10/pedro-castillo-the-barefoot-candidate-poised-to-become-the-next-president-of-peru.html|url-status=live|access-date=11 June 2021|website=[[El País]]|quote=}}</ref><ref name="Jones 2021">{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Sam|title=Peru faces poll dilemma: a leftist firebrand or the dictator's daughter?|website=the Guardian|date=5 June 2021|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/05/peru-poll-dilemma-leftist-firebrand-or-dictators-daughter-carlos-davalos|access-date=11 June 2021|quote=Pedro Castillo, a far-left but socially conservative union leader and teacher}}</ref><ref name="Gimeno 2021">{{cite web|last=Gimeno|first=Fernando|title=Peru election pits 2 candidates opposed by women's rights, LGBT+ activists|website=La Prensa Latina Media|date=4 June 2021|url=https://www.laprensalatina.com/peru-election-pits-2-candidates-opposed-by-womens-rights-lgbt-activists/|access-date=11 June 2021|quote=two socially conservative candidates that oppose abortion, same-sex marriage and gender equality-based education.}}</ref><ref name="Tegel 2021">{{cite web|last=Tegel|first=Simeon|title=Peru is Officially Investigating If Bleach Can Cure Covid|website=VICE|date=14 May 2021|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/4avw7b/peru-is-officially-investigating-if-bleach-can-cure-covid|access-date=11 June 2021|quote=two autocratic and socially conservative candidates who each routinely flout social distancing at their campaign rallies and appear to have a shaky grasp of the science around the pandemic}}</ref> which will likely be used by Western intelligence agencies to demonize him in the eyes of western progressives, as was done against [[Ecuador]]'s leftist [[Rafael Correa|Correísta]] movement.<ref>https://thegrayzone.com/2021/05/04/ecuador-election-us-pachakutik-lasso-yaku/</ref> | ||
Castillo proposed increasing the education and health budgets to at least ten percent of Peru's GDP.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|first1=Inés|last1=Santaeulalia|first2=Jacqueline|last2=Fowks|date=12 April 2021|title=Perú se encamina a una lucha por la presidencia entre el radical Pedro Castillo y Keiko Fujimori|url=https://elpais.com/internacional/2021-04-12/el-maestro-de-izquierda-radical-pedro-castillo-se-acerca-a-la-segunda-vuelta-segun-los-primeros-sondeos.html|url-status=live|access-date=13 April 2021|website=[[El País]]|language=es}}</ref><ref name="ges34">{{Cite web|date=7 April 2021|title=Pedro Castillo está en contra del enfoque de género en el currículo escolar|url=https://gestion.pe/peru/politica/pedro-castillo-esta-en-contra-del-enfoque-de-genero-en-el-curriculo-escolar-noticia/|access-date=12 April 2021|website=Gestion|language=Spanish}}</ref> Castillo believes that [[internet access]] should be a right for all Peruvians.<ref name=":20">{{Cite web|last=Sonneland|first=Holly K.|date=1 June 2021|title=Contrasting Platforms in Peru's Presidential Runoff|url=https://www.as-coa.org/articles/contrasting-platforms-perus-presidential-runoff|url-status=live|access-date=5 June 2021|website=[[Americas Society|AS]]/[[Council of the Americas|COA]]|language=en}}</ref> He proposed a science and technology ministry that would immediately be tasked with combating the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru.<ref name=":203">{{Cite web|last=Sonneland|first=Holly K.|date=1 June 2021|title=Contrasting Platforms in Peru's Presidential Runoff|url=https://www.as-coa.org/articles/contrasting-platforms-perus-presidential-runoff|url-status=live|access-date=5 June 2021|website=[[Americas Society|AS]]/[[Council of the Americas|COA]]|language=en}}</ref> | Castillo proposed increasing the education and health budgets to at least ten percent of Peru's GDP.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|first1=Inés|last1=Santaeulalia|first2=Jacqueline|last2=Fowks|date=12 April 2021|title=Perú se encamina a una lucha por la presidencia entre el radical Pedro Castillo y Keiko Fujimori|url=https://elpais.com/internacional/2021-04-12/el-maestro-de-izquierda-radical-pedro-castillo-se-acerca-a-la-segunda-vuelta-segun-los-primeros-sondeos.html|url-status=live|access-date=13 April 2021|website=[[El País]]|language=es}}</ref><ref name="ges34">{{Cite web|date=7 April 2021|title=Pedro Castillo está en contra del enfoque de género en el currículo escolar|url=https://gestion.pe/peru/politica/pedro-castillo-esta-en-contra-del-enfoque-de-genero-en-el-curriculo-escolar-noticia/|access-date=12 April 2021|website=Gestion|language=Spanish}}</ref> Castillo believes that [[internet access]] should be a right for all Peruvians.<ref name=":20">{{Cite web|last=Sonneland|first=Holly K.|date=1 June 2021|title=Contrasting Platforms in Peru's Presidential Runoff|url=https://www.as-coa.org/articles/contrasting-platforms-perus-presidential-runoff|url-status=live|access-date=5 June 2021|website=[[Americas Society|AS]]/[[Council of the Americas|COA]]|language=en}}</ref> He proposed a science and technology ministry that would immediately be tasked with combating the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in Peru.<ref name=":203">{{Cite web|last=Sonneland|first=Holly K.|date=1 June 2021|title=Contrasting Platforms in Peru's Presidential Runoff|url=https://www.as-coa.org/articles/contrasting-platforms-perus-presidential-runoff|url-status=live|access-date=5 June 2021|website=[[Americas Society|AS]]/[[Council of the Americas|COA]]|language=en}}</ref> | ||
=== Social === | === Social === | ||
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== 2021 Presidency == | == 2021 Presidency == | ||
Castillo has appointed [[Guido Bellido]] to the position of Prime Minister, the second most powerful position in government. Bellido is a socialist and a member of the Free Peru party.<ref>https://kawsachunnews.com/pedro-castillo-appoints-socialist-as-prime-minister</ref> | Castillo has appointed [[Guido Bellido]] to the position of Prime Minister, the second most powerful position in government. Bellido is a socialist and a member of the Free Peru party.<ref>https://kawsachunnews.com/pedro-castillo-appoints-socialist-as-prime-minister</ref> | ||
Castillo has warned the gas sector that if they don't pay higher taxes, they might face nationalization.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-pm-warns-gas-sector-pay-higher-taxes-or-face-nationalization-2021-09-26/ Peru PM warns gas sector: pay higher taxes or face nationalization] by Marcelo Rochabrun on Reuters - September 26, 2021</ref> This will hopefully coincide with efforts to preempt a CIA coup, as policies like nationalization threaten the business interests protected by the CIA. | Castillo has warned the gas sector that if they don't pay higher taxes, they might face nationalization.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-pm-warns-gas-sector-pay-higher-taxes-or-face-nationalization-2021-09-26/ Peru PM warns gas sector: pay higher taxes or face nationalization] by Marcelo Rochabrun on Reuters - September 26, 2021</ref> This will hopefully coincide with efforts to preempt a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] coup, as policies like nationalization threaten the business interests protected by the CIA. | ||
In April 2022, right-wing protests began in Peru against inflation caused by [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] and [[European Union|EU]] sanctions against [[Russian Federation|Russia]]. The protests resulted in at least nine deaths.<ref>{{News citation|author=Carlos Noriega|date=2022-04-05|title=Castillo ante un escenario de revuelta social|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/413153-castillo-ante-un-escenario-de-revuelta-social|newspaper=Página 12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405155407/https://www.pagina12.com.ar/413153-castillo-ante-un-escenario-de-revuelta-social|archive-date=2022-04-05|retrieved=2022-04-09}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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José Pedro Castillo Terrones (born 19 October 1969) is a Peruvian schoolteacher, union leader and politician serving as the 63rd President of Peru since 28 July 2021, following the 2021 general election. He grew up in an impoverished peasant family and thus advocates for policies which will help the poor.[1][2]
Political positions
Economic
Analysts described Castillo as an agrarian leftist, populist, and socialist.[3][4][5] He has said that he is not a communist and that he is not a Chavista.[6] Although he is described as far-left by multiple international news agencies,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Castillo has distanced himself from the far-left Marxist faction of the Free Peru party that chose him as a candidate, stating that "the one who is going to govern is me" and there will be "no communism" in Peru under his government.[14][15][16]
Farid Kahhat of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru stated that Castillo has a limited relationship with Free Peru and separated himself from the party's leader, adding that "it is important to remember that Castillo is a candidate but not a party member...we might even say he is more conservative than the ideals of Perú Libre would suggest."[17]
He is frequently described as "socially conservative."[18][19][20][21][22] which will likely be used by Western intelligence agencies to demonize him in the eyes of western progressives, as was done against Ecuador's leftist Correísta movement.[23]
Castillo proposed increasing the education and health budgets to at least ten percent of Peru's GDP.[24][25] Castillo believes that internet access should be a right for all Peruvians.[26] He proposed a science and technology ministry that would immediately be tasked with combating the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru.[27]
Social
Proposed social policies from Castillo include creating paramilitary groups and militarizing Peruvian youth in order to promote a revolutionary experience, calling for citizens to arm themselves in order to provide justice through "socialist administration."[28]
International
Castillo defended the government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, describing it as "a democratic government",[29][30][31] while his Free Peru party has shared praise for the policies of Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez.[32]
2021 Presidency
Castillo has appointed Guido Bellido to the position of Prime Minister, the second most powerful position in government. Bellido is a socialist and a member of the Free Peru party.[33]
Castillo has warned the gas sector that if they don't pay higher taxes, they might face nationalization.[34] This will hopefully coincide with efforts to preempt a CIA coup, as policies like nationalization threaten the business interests protected by the CIA.
In April 2022, right-wing protests began in Peru against inflation caused by NATO and EU sanctions against Russia. The protests resulted in at least nine deaths.[35]
References
- ↑ https://youtu.be/1-rkjX89DEg CGTN on YouTube
- ↑ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/peasant-roots-to-president-the-unlikely-rise-of-perus-pedro-castillo/ar-AAMEyuG
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- ↑ https://kawsachunnews.com/pedro-castillo-appoints-socialist-as-prime-minister
- ↑ Peru PM warns gas sector: pay higher taxes or face nationalization by Marcelo Rochabrun on Reuters - September 26, 2021
- ↑ Carlos Noriega (2022-04-05). "Castillo ante un escenario de revuelta social" Página 12. Archived from the original on 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-04-09.