The presidential elections in Peru took an unexpected turn after Roberto Sánchez, a leader identified with the communist and indigenist space of former president Pedro Castillo, managed to get into the ballot with 12.01% of the votes.
With 90.44% of the records recorded, Sánchez's entry into the second round marks a scenario of high political uncertainty in the Andean country, which is still suffering the consequences of the institutional crisis generated during the Castillo administration.
The return of a space marked by the institutional crisis
,Sánchez is considered a leader close to the communist project that brought Pedro Castillo to power, whose term ended abruptly after trying to move forward with a closure of Congress, which led to his dismissal
and subsequent arrest.The admission of a candidate from this space to the ballot puts back on the agenda the debate on institutional stability in Peru and the risk of repeating episodes of confrontation between State powers.
Concern is growing about the direction of the country
Political analysts warn that this result reflects a fragmentation of the electorate and a social discontent that continues to be capitalized on by sectors of
