Francisco Rafael Sagasti Hochhausler is a Peruvian engineer, academic, politician, and author who served as the president of Peru from November 2020 to July 2021.
Sagasti in 2020
Francisco Sagasti and his Ministerial Cabinet in the Great Hall of the Government Palace, November 2020.
General elections were held in Peru on 11 April 2021. The presidential election, which determined the president and the vice presidents, required a run-off between the two top candidates, which was he
Francisco Sagasti
…called itself a "transitional and emergency government". Originally slated to run for the Second Vice Presidency with the Purple Party ticket for 2021 Peruvian general election, Sagasti quit the ticket in order to commit to his duties as President. His government coincided with the development of social conflicts such as the…
Pedro Castillo in 2021
Ballot paper for the second round
Pro-fujimorist billboard ad in Bellavista, Callao, urging voters to vote against "rising prices, unemployment and insecurity just like in Venezuela"