In divided Peru, Castillo says looking to form pluralistic gov’t

Peruvian President-elect Pedro Castillo’s victory is confirmed after weeks of uncertainty that fuelled deep divisions.

Peru’s President-elect Pedro Castillo has said he would be looking to form a pluralistic government, in his first remarks to reporters after his election victory was confirmed in the deeply divided South American nation. The leftist teachers’ union leader said on Tuesday that he plans to form a “work team” made up of people from different political persuasions. Peru’s electoral jury confirmed Castillo’s narrow victory over right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori on Monday, more than six weeks after a presidential runoff that further polarised the country, which has been hard hit by COVID-19 and has seen years of political instability.