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Pedro Castillo arrives at Peru's Foreign Ministry before his swearing-in ceremony as the country's president. Chile President Sebastian Pinera arrives at the ministry after Castillo. IMAGES
Lima, Jul 23 (EFE).-The new government of Peru is ready to assume full functions next week after the official delivery of credentials to President-elect Pedro Castillo and vice president Dina Boluarte, while 130 new congressmen were sworn in.The leftist Castillo, a 51-year-old rural teacher and trade unionist who defeated the right-wing Keiko Fujimori in the second round of the presidential election, on Friday received his credentials as head of state for 2021-2026 in a ceremony organized by the National Jury of Elections (NJE).FOOTAGE COURTESY OF TV PERU.SHOT LIST: PRESIDENT-ELECT PEDRO CASTILLO RECEIVES HIS CREDENTIALS IN LIMA, PERU. SOUND BITES: PERU PRESIDENT ELECT PEDRO CASTILLO (IN SPANISH)TRANSLATIONS:Today we are going to create the true Peruvian model. I flatly reject from this space, where I just received this mandate, that we are not going to be distracted by other things because Peru is emerging and I flatly reject that we are going to bring some models from other countries. We are not Chavistas, we are not communists, we are not extremists, much less are we terrorists. We are going to fight terrorism, wherever it comes from.
Supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, hold a demonstration against the newly sworn-in President Dina Boluarte, in the Andean city of Puno. IMAGES
Lima, Jul 28 (EFE).- Spain's King Felipe VI attended Wednesday a ceremony in which Pedro Castillo, a schoolteacher and union leader with no previous experience of public office, was inaugurated as president of Peru. (Camera: JESUS BARTOLOME). SHOT LIST: SPAIN'S KING FELIPE VI ATTENDS THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF PEDRO CASTILLO AS PRESIDENT OF PERU, IN LIMA, PERU.
Lima, Jul 28 (EFE).- Pedro Castillo, a schoolteacher and union leader with no previous experience of public office, was inaugurated here Wednesday as president of Peru.Wearing a suit with indigenous motifs and his trademark straw hat, the 51-year-old leftist received the presidential regalia from congressional speaker Maria del Carmen Alva during a ceremony coinciding with the bicentennial of Peruvian independence."I swear by God, by my family, by my Peruvian sisters and brothers, peasants, original peoples, militia members, fishers, teachers, professionals, children, youths and women, that I will exercise the office of president of the republic for the period 2021-2026," Castillo said as he took the presidential oath."I swear by the peoples of Peru, by a country without corruption and by a new constitution," the new head of state said before Congress.Present for the occasion along with lawmakers were Castillo's family, senior judges and a number of foreign dignitaries, including Spain's King Felipe VI and the presidents of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez; Bolivia, Luis Arce; Chile, Sebastian Piñera; Colombia, Ivan Duque; and Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso.Castillo takes the helm at a critical moment for Peru, struggling to deal with the human and economic cost of the Covid-19 pandemic amid acute political polarization.Peru, with nearly 200,000 deaths, has the world's highest per capita mortality rate from coronavirus, while the economy contracted by 11.8 percent in 2020.The nation's first-ever president from the Andean interior came out of nowhere to emerge as one of the top two finishers in the April 11 first round before prevailing in the runoff with 50.12 percent of the vote.During the campaign, Castillo advocated a second agrarian reform and called for the convening of a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution.But he has kept his own counsel since the runoff while waiting for the National Electoral Court to confirm his victory in the June 6 runoff.It was only on July 19 that the court proclaimed Castillo as president-elect after rejecting in their totality the myriad objections and legal challenges brought by right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori.Polls show that 34 percent of Peruvians are hopeful about the prospects for Castillo's administration, while 29 percent say they are uncertain and 15 percent described themselves as fearful.Castillo's Peru Libre, with 37 members, constitutes the largest bloc in the 130-seat legislature, but the party will need allies to get anything accomplished in the face of opposition from Fujimori's Fuerza Popular.The daughter of disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori continues to insist that Castillo's campaign stole "thousands of votes" on June 6, though international observers deemed the process free and fair.And allies of Fujimori, including some retired generals and admirals, publicly urged the military to refuse to accept Castillo as president.FOOTAGE BY JUAN PALOMINO.
Lima, Jul 28 (EFE).- Pedro Castillo, a schoolteacher and union leader with no previous experience of public office, was inaugurated here Wednesday as president of Peru.FOOTAGE BY JUAN PALOMINO.
Lima, Jul 27 (EFE).- King Felipe VI of Spain met Tuesday in Lima with Peru 's president-elect, Pedro Castillo, one day ahead of his inauguration ceremony. The monarch, who previously held a meeting with representatives of the Spanish community in Peru traveled to the Andean country to attend the inauguration of Castillo. (Camera: JESUS BARTOLOME).SHOT LIST: SPAIN'S KING FELIPE VI MEETS WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT OF PERU, PEDRO CASTILLO IN LIMA, SPAIN.
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