Pedro Castillo, a socialist and the son of peasant farmers, took office as Peru’s new president.

After rising from obscurity to narrowly beat his right-wing rival, Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed ex-president Alberto Fujimori, he is expected to adopt moderate left-wing policies.

CGTN’s Dan Collyns reports this could be part of a growing trend in the region.

To discuss:

• Gloria La Riva is the Coordinator of the Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee in the U.S.
• Jorge Heine is a Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston Universityand the Former Chilean Ambassador to China.
• Peter Hakim is President Emeritus and Senior Fellow of the Inter-American Dialogue.
• Arthur Estopinan is the President of the Estopinan Group.

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“This country is founded on the sweat of my ancestors. The story of this silenced Peru is also my story.” Leftwing rural teacher Pedro Castillo sworn in as president of #Peru. Story by me. https://t.co/4WyNawW3sG

— Dan Collyns (@yachay_dc) July 28, 2021

Pedro Castillo: Left-wing rural teacher becomes Peru's president, promising a new constitution https://t.co/pVbavFijjf

— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 28, 2021