Dark Posted July 28, 2021 Posted July 28, 2021 The abrupt rise of Castillo, a former professor, has shaken Peru's traditional political elite and copper producers, fearful of his plans to increase mining taxes to finance health and education reforms, as well as renew the constitution of Peru. the Andean nation. Francisco Sagasti addresses Peruvians for the last time as interim president All eyes will be on his first message as president and on the composition of his cabinet, still secretly amid crossovers between the most radical wing of his Marxist Free Peru party and more moderate advisers and allies. "Castillo's message will set the tone for the start of his government. But the cabinet and the announcing team will tell us even more about the direction in which we are headed," said Jeffrey Radzinsky, a governance expert based in Lime. Pedro Castillo receives credentials as president-elect 6:17 A key signal will be the economic portfolio. Sources close to Castillo say he will go to Pedro Francke, a moderate left-wing economist, who has helped soften the image of the external candidate and calm nervous markets in recent months. The swearing-in comes after Castillo, 51, edged out his right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori, though his victory wasn't confirmed until last week. Fujimori had alleged fraud without evidence and challenged the result, being compared to Donald Trump's tactics after losing the 2020 US presidential election. Castillo will have to deal with a fragmented Congress where he lacks support for key promises that include plans for a new constitution, as well as tensions with the extreme left wing of his party, led by Marxist physician Vladimir Cerrón. He also faces a balancing act between the powerful mining sector in the world's second largest copper producer and the need to raise taxes to alleviate growing poverty and deliver on the promises to his rural base that prompted his ascent to the presidency. "Castillo needs to unite the hard core of his party, but he has to do it without destroying the image that people have of him, which is that he is against radicalism," Radzinsky added. The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, upon his arrival in Peru for the inauguration of Pedro Castillo. (Photo by Getty Images / Getty Images) The presidents of Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Ecuador, as well as the King of Spain and a delegation from the United States, will be in Lima, the capital of Peru, for the inauguration, which coincides with the 200th anniversary of the country's independence. in 1821. https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2021/07/28/pedro-castillo-presidencia-peru-toma-posesion-reuters-reux/
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