The Republic President, Pedro Castillo, announced that he will take the oath of the new ministerial cabinet next Friday, August 5. To this end, the president invited the political parties to join his management and thus be able to form a “wide base cabinet” in order to deal with the political situation in which the country finds itself.
“I call on political parties, civil society and organizations to be part of a broad-based cabinet that works for Peru,” the head of state wrote on his Twitter account.
The cabinet must be renewed after falling into crisis before the resignation of former Prime Minister Aníbal Torres, who remained in office for almost six months. According to Torres, his departure from the PCM responds to personal reasons. Through his social networks, he stated that from now on he will dedicate himself, among other things, to what he is most passionate about: legal research.
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One of the names that sound with more force to replace the position that leaves Hannibal Torres is the current Minister of Culture, Alexander Salas.
The owner of the Mincul has defended President Pedro Castillo on several occasions and has tried to put cold cloths on political confrontations. He was even one of the ministers who denounced the insults by the congressmen to the head of state.
In this line, there is also the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Robert Sanchezwho has remained at the forefront of the sector since taking office on July 29, 2021.
In recent statements, Sánchez defended Castillo Terrones for the questioning before the investigations that he accumulates in the Public Ministry.
“There is the will of the president to go to the corresponding instances. I think that he prioritizes that will to accept and go to give his statements ”, he pointed
Another of the names that were called is that of the former Minister of Labor Betssy Chavez. However, according to the declarations of Congressman Jorge Montoya, Chávez Chino could not assume ownership of the PCM because he was part of the cabinet chaired by Torres.
