RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In Junín, the cradle of Perú Libre, where he won 58.15% of the vote, the head of state was urged to resign. When he said they would be paid, conflicts arose.
The country’s far-leftist president Pedro Castillo is gradually losing support among his constituents. In 11 of the 18 regions where he defeated Keiko Fujimori in the second round, transportation workers went on strike over rising fuel prices or farmers protested the rise in fertilizer prices, and there were protest marches in other areas as well.
These include Ayacucho, where he received 82.63% of the vote, as well as Ancash (58.38%), Apurímac (81.46%) and Arequipa (64.84%). Also Cajamarca (71.28%), Junín (58.15%), Amazonas (66.71%), Cusco (83.19%), Puno (89.25%), San Martín (56.11%) and Huánuco (67.70%).
Roadblocks led to shortages in the supply of essential goods in the markets, while a questionable curfew in Lima and Callao further contributed to the rejection of the Castillo government.
Since his election, Castillo has faced a hostile press and a never-ending wave of attacks from the conservative establishment in Lima, the capital.
With information from Gestion Peru