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Analysts say the slim victory will leave the leftist outsider — who has never before held public office — with little room to manoeuvre. He was later jailed in for 25 years for corruption and death squad killings. It is the third consecutive and narrow defeat for Fujimori in presidential runoffs. The family only moved to the capital, Lima, shortly before Mr Castillo's inauguration, which coincided with Peru's year anniversary of independence.

He has said he is not out to enrich himself, vowing to only draw the salary equivalent to what he is paid as a teacher. Additional reporting by BBC Monitoring. Why has Peru been so badly hit by Covid? Image source, Getty Images. Pedro Castillo won the election by a margin of just 44, votes. Mr Castillo rode a horse at a rally during his presidential campaign. But now comes the hardest part.

Duque met with Castillo before the inauguration. Duque said they agreed to continue strengthening the participation of both countries in both the Andean community and the Pacific Alliance and spoke about the binational social agenda that includes health and education issues. Sections U. Science Technology Business U. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. The Associated Press. This background makes Castillo very representative of certain sectors of Peru that have not been recognized in its political system.

It was a strategic alliance. In the first stage of the race, when Castillo seemed to have no chance at all to win the presidency, he campaigned as both a leftist and a conservative. That is a leftist priority. Early in the presidential race, that was the case. There is a liberal left in Peru, which supports gay rights and abortion. When he made it to the presidential runoff, the mainstream left had to choose between Castillo and Keiko Fujimori, who has been accused of money laundering.

The liberal left got behind Castillo — with some conditions. He had to adapt, and of late he has shown himself to be more open on gender issues.