Emili J. Blasco: The Left of Peru and Colombia Delegitimizes Pyrrhic Victories when They Are Not Theirs

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When Pedro Castillo and Gustavo Petro won the elections in Peru (2021) and Colombia (2022), respectively, the headlines of many media didn't insist so much on the reduced victory they won, as is now the case with the presidential ones recently held in both countries.A narrative extended by the left continually points out that Keiko Fujimori has only been imposed by 50,000 votes , when five years ago Castillo beat her even by less (44,000); howev…