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Peru's president says will dissolve Congress, calls for elections

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    MimicSquid
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    That seems like drastic news, but Reuters was so good at just stating the facts that I have no idea whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. I mean, it's probably bad, if it breaks the normal...

    That seems like drastic news, but Reuters was so good at just stating the facts that I have no idea whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. I mean, it's probably bad, if it breaks the normal structure for dealing with conflicts between president and congress, at the moment when the president is going to be impeached but who knows? Wikipedia doesn't show any major controversies; it just looks like he's pushing for a more diversified economy less controlled by a few major corporations and congress keeps trying to kick him out?

    I'd really appreciate context from someone who has more understanding of the nuances of the situation.

    4 votes
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      mycketforvirrad
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      Peru’s Pedro Castillo can break with neoliberalism for good Jacobin – Nicolas Allen – 9th July 2021

      Peru’s Pedro Castillo can break with neoliberalism for good

      Pedro Castillo is the next president of Peru. His election was a repudiation of neoliberalism and right-wing authoritarianism — and it could signal a permanent sea change in Peruvian politics.

      Left-wing trade unionist Pedro Castillo is the president-elect of Peru. Unfortunately, that remarkable headline has been buried in an avalanche of less optimistic news: Keiko Fujimori and the Peruvian right have alleged fraud and gone on the assault, attempting to override the results of June 6’s presidential contest and, when all else fails, drag Peruvian democracy through the mud and delegitimize an election hailed by international observers as clean and fair.

      Winning with the narrowest of margins, Castillo’s victory is far from consolidated, and the weeks and months to come will be crucial. On the one hand having to answer coup attempts from the Right, he will also need to bring on board a deeply divided electorate whose support he will rely on for the inevitable confrontation with Peru’s hostile political class and state structures

      Jacobin – Nicolas Allen – 9th July 2021

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      1. vord
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        So, who wants to lay bets on how soon US Republican 2024 candidates start talking about sanctions or invasions of Peru?

        So, who wants to lay bets on how soon US Republican 2024 candidates start talking about sanctions or invasions of Peru?

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