After a series of setbacks in 2015-19 suggested to many observers that the era of leftist governance in Latin America was over, the picture today is very different. A recent Alborada forum looked at聽what lies behind the Latin American left鈥檚 resurgence.
Peru
Pedro Castillo, leader of the left-wing Peru Libre party, was sworn in as Peru鈥檚 president on July 28, reports Ben Radford. Since then, his government has faced a campaign of destabilisation from the right-wing opposition.
The campaign to overturn Peru鈥檚 presidential election results is one of 鈥渦nconventional warfare鈥, report Jos茅 Carlos Llerena Robles and Vijay Prashad.
Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets in Lima and other cities to defend the presidential electoral victory of socialist candidate Pedro Castillo. People's Dispatch reports.
Jos茅 Carlos Llerena Robles and Vijay Prashad look at what's behind attempts by Peru's far-right 鈥 with the aid of the United States 鈥 to overturn the election of leftist presidential candidate聽Pedro Castillo.
Leftist candidate Pedro Castillo, leader of the Free Peru party and former school teacher, won the final round of the Peruvian presidential elections. Ben Radford reports.
Leftist candidate Pedro Castillo had unexpected success in the first round of Peru's presidential elections, reports Ben Radford.
New Peru Movement party leader聽Veronika Mendoza, explains what鈥檚 behind the current unrest in Peru.
Thousands of Peruvians have taken to the streets in protest at the "legislative coup" against聽elected President Mart铆n Vizcarra, writes Kenny Stancil.
Ian Angus, editor of Climate and Capitalism, takes a look at six new books of interest to ecosocialists 鈥 聽from pro-corporate 鈥渆nvironmentalism鈥 to the struggle of indigenous peoples in Latin America and the scramble for Africa鈥檚 natural resources.
Hundreds of popular organisations and social movements from across Latin America and the Caribbean met at the Summit of the Peoples in Lima, Peru, over April 10-14.
When the time came for Miss Peru 2018 contestants to reveal their most intimate measurements on stage, the 23 beauty pageant hopefuls elected instead to deliver statistics of an altogether more shocking nature.
鈥淚 represent the constitutional province of Callaomy and my measurements are聽3114 women victims of trafficking up until 2014,鈥澛燿eclared Romina Lozano, later crowned Miss Peru on October 29.
Camila Canicoba, Miss Peru Lima, told the judges:聽鈥淢y measurements are聽2202 cases of femicide reported in the last nine years in my country.鈥
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