Peru's Castillo to respect market economy if declared election winner, says adviser

Peru's presidential candidate Pedro Castillo addresses supporters from the headquarters of the "Free Peru" party in Lima, Peru June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Alessandro Cinque

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian socialist Pedro Castillo, who is narrowly leading the count from a presidential election at the weekend, would maintain a "market economy" if he becomes president, a key economic aide said on Wednesday.

"Our idea is not to have massive interventionism in the economy," Pedro Francke, a leftwing economist and adviser, told Reuters.