.@ConversationUS ::: #Peru has a new #PRESIDENT, its fifth in five years – WHO IS @PedroCastilloTe…? @CatesbyHolmes #Cecilia_Méndez_Gastelumendi.

A 51-year-old #farmer and #teacher who wears a #traditional_Andean_palm_straw_hat took office as Peru’s president on July 28, 2021, after a bitterly contested election. Pedro Castillo was virtually unknown in national politics when he eked out surprise victories in both the first and second rounds of the 2021 #Peruvian #presidential_election. His #right_wing_opponent, #Keiko_Fujimori – daughter of former...