Five: Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on Thursday called Guido Bellido, a member of the Marxist Party, as Prime Minister, a step that might be further amazing investors alert to the new government which will also face resistance at Congress.
Bellido, a member of the elected Congress, is a member of the Free Peruvian Party of the Marxist-Leninis described, which with Castillo won the Presidency this year.
His appointment underscores the swing that Peru will have free in the Castillo government, which will expire in 2026.
Castillo, is included in his first speech on Wednesday, often trying to achieve moderate tones on economic problems, even as a member of the double down party on a remote message left.
Still, Bellido and the rest of the cabinet need to be confirmed by the Congress led by opposition, where the left position of Bellido is set to face rigid resilience.
The majority of the Congress sound is held by the central party and the right wing.
Sharing-in Bellido took place in the city of Ayacucho Andean Selatan, where Castillo, the son of farmers andes farmers, won by landslides.
Bellido, 42, a native of the Andan region near Cuzco, spoke in the original Quechua language as part of his oath.
He was a little known in a five-centric political circle and had a master in the economic field, which recently worked for the Peruvian Government Statistics Agency inei.
The appointment of Bellido is likely to scare investors who hope Castillo will turn away from his left party for political leadership.
Peru’s stock exchanges and Sol currencies have dropped since Castillo is the winner of the election, although the main Ministry of Finance post remains empty.
The source has told Reuters that the role is likely to be filled by Pedro Francke, a medium left-wing economist.
The free Peruvian party was led by Vladimir Cerron, a neurosurgeon and Marxist who was an admirer of the Cuban and Venezuelan government.
Cerron could not run for the presidency or take the cabinet role because of the accusation of the past corruption.
Peru’s Castillo Name of Marxist Party Member as PM
