Has anyone in this bitch ever visted Peru?

castillo isnt really a "marxist". bit of a sui generis, for northern hemisphere observers, populist socialist, social conservative, peruvian nationalist (from an agrarian and indigenous/mestizo lens).

in his first speech as president he said that young people not employed or studying should do military service. i do think we might have a bit of a mad-lad on our hands. hopefully he doesn't start saber-rattling with chile.

Yeah that guardian headline is just libs. He is no commie but it'll be interesting to see what he does, or the ppl he brings along do.

Good interview

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/07/pedro-castillo-offers-a-chance-for-peru-to-break-with-its-neoliberal-history

Of course there would be a UK Labour MP decrying this election as no choice at all and inaccurately as "a country going down the failed marxist route" who likely wouldn't have had anything to say on the matter if the country was under the control of a fascistic crime dynasty.