Peruvian candidate Sánchez to await election results from prison with Castillo

Leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sánchez declared he will await Peru's upcoming election results from Barbadillo prison, the same facility where former President Pedro Castillo is incarcerated. Sánchez, who is running as Castillo's representative, stated his intention to pardon the former leader if he wins the election.

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That same night we are going to celebrate, because we are going to wait for the results in the Barbadillo prison with Castillo.

"That same night we are going to celebrate, because we are going to wait for the results in the Barbadillo prison with Castillo," Sánchez announced during a visit to Casma. He urged his supporters to maintain hope and strength, expressing confidence in their victory against right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori in the upcoming runoff election.

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We are going to be a government for the people, we must maintain hope.

Sánchez, a former minister under Castillo and current congressman, unveiled a revised government plan that he claims has been agreed upon with various political forces, primarily from the left. He asserted that his administration would "recover democracy, justice, life, progress, and development" for Peru. A key proposal in his platform is to advocate for Peru to be recognized as a "plurinational state."

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This is the plan with which we will govern.

The candidate also proposed a "new social economic pact," arguing that the Peruvian people feel unrepresented by the current democracy and state, and are viewed merely as numbers by the economy. This comes after a heated debate with Fujimori, where both candidates accused each other of causing the country's "chaos."

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We are going to recover democracy, justice, life, progress, and development in our country.