Peru’s elected left-wing President Pedro Castillo was overthrown in a coup by the right-wing-controlled congress. A Peruvian activist explains why the people are rising up and demanding a new constitution .
Peru’s democratically elected left-wing President Pedro Castillo was overthrown and arrested in a coup on December 7 by the right-wing-controlled congress, which has an approval rating of between 7% and 11%.
Castillo is a humble teacher and union organizer from a rural, indigenous-descent community in a country whose political system has long been dominated by racist elites.
As soon as Castillo entered office at the end of July 2021, far-right elements in the congress, loyal to the US-backed former dictator Alberto Fujimori, constantly tried to overthrow him and destabilize his government.
Multipolarista editor Ben Norton interviewed Peruvian activist Daniela Ortiz about the protests going on across the country calling for a new constitution and demanding that Castillo be freed from prison.
The coup in Pakistan, now the coups in Peru and potentially Argentina are proof that china, DPRK, etc do the right thing by closing its doors to western manipulation. Otherwise, shit like this happens.
The government of Peru reminds me of the US in that its highest laws were written by literal fascists who plainly wrote them to guarantee their own power. I hope that Castillo gets reinstated as president so that he can purge the remains of the Fujimorist dictatorship and create a new constitution.
