[Iran Press TV] Peru finally has a new president. The South American country's electoral authority has declared socialist Pedro Castillo as the next chief executive, putting the seal on weeks of bitter political bickering and rivalry among two camps in the wake of a run-off election on June 6.Castillo won the election by only 44,000 votes against right-wing Keiko Fujimori. The official results had been delayed due to Fujimuri’s plea to annul the election, as she claimed that up to 200,000 votes had been rigged, without providing evidence.
After a lengthy battle over the results, the Electoral Tribunal reaffirmed the election results on Monday.
"I proclaim Pedro Castillo as president of the republic and Dina Boluarte as first vice president," tribunal chief Jorge Salas said in a ceremony aired on television.
Hundreds of Castillo supporters, who had been camping in front of the Electoral Tribunal in the capital, Lima, for weeks, awaiting a final proclamation, broke out in celebration at the news, chanting, "Yes, we could."