There is no precedent in Latin America of someone coming from nowhere to shake the establishment and reach the presidency like Pedro Castillo. [His] eloquent cry for social justice resonated in a country ravaged by the pandemic, and whose leaders have proved to be corrupt and irresponsible, [allowing] Castillo to tap into the nation’s cumulative popular resentments and grievances.
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