Pedro Castillo /tags/pedro-castillo Pedro Castillo en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:43:27 GMT Peru president dissolves congress, which then ousts him /latin-america/2022-12-07/peru-president-dissolves-congress-which-then-ousts-him Peru’s Congress removed President Pedro Castillo from office Wednesday, voting to replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo decreed the dissolution of the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to oust him. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:43:27 GMT /latin-america/2022-12-07/peru-president-dissolves-congress-which-then-ousts-him The Associated Press New year, new elections in Latin America and the Caribbean. Will the left roll on in 2022? /news/2022-01-04/new-year-new-elections-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-will-the-left-roll-on-in-2022 In 2021, leftists won presidencies in every Latin American election but one, including Peru and Chile. In 2022, they could take Brazil and Colombia too. Why? Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:00:00 GMT /news/2022-01-04/new-year-new-elections-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-will-the-left-roll-on-in-2022 Tim Padgett, Christine DiMattei Peruvian Expats' Election Protests Are Impressive. Too Bad They're Too Late. /commentary/2021-06-17/peruvian-expats-election-protests-are-impressive-too-bad-theyre-too-late COMMENTARY Pedro Castillo won the presidency in Peru thanks largely to corruption and other abuses there that South Florida expats largely shrugged at. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 12:35:35 GMT /commentary/2021-06-17/peruvian-expats-election-protests-are-impressive-too-bad-theyre-too-late Tim Padgett South Florida Peruvians Protest Alleged Fraud In Peru Vote Won By Socialist Candidate /news/2021-06-16/south-florida-peruvians-protest-alleged-fraud-in-peru-vote-won-by-socialist-candidate Leninist party candidate Pedro Castillo appears to have narrowly won Peru's presidential election. Opponents, including South Florida expats, are claiming fraud. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 16:19:43 GMT /news/2021-06-16/south-florida-peruvians-protest-alleged-fraud-in-peru-vote-won-by-socialist-candidate Tim Padgett Leftists Keep Arising in Latin America Because Conservatives Are Just Dumb Enough /commentary/2021-05-20/leftists-keeps-arising-in-latin-america-because-conservatives-are-just-dumb-enough COMMENTARY Socialists, a communist, a former guerrilla are presidential front-runners in South America thanks to conservative negligence and folly. Thu, 20 May 2021 13:36:08 GMT /commentary/2021-05-20/leftists-keeps-arising-in-latin-america-because-conservatives-are-just-dumb-enough Tim Padgett