The president of wide front, Ferdinand Pereiratold Telemundo (channel 12) this Thursday that the minister of Public health, Daniel Salinaswill not leave his post for “family issues“.
“He’s not going to say it, but someone who aspires to PAHO (Pan American Health Organization), to live outside the country to have lines on the direction of health at the continental level, he is not going to leave (the Ministry) for family reasons. Rather it is because dissatisfied with the governmentand I understand that it is logical that it hasPereira pointed out.
Pereira also believed that the Secretary of State “did not have clear support from the government” in his candidacy for PAHO.
The representative also considered that the presidential decree that relaxed the regulation for the packaging of cigarettes “It must have bothered him that in the middle of his application” to preside over the Pan-American organization and added that this could be the reason why “he has probably decided not to continue in government”.
According to Pereira, the Executive power made “a perforation to the most prestigious government policy in healththe anti-tobacco policy”, when issuing this decree.
“I think it’s time to round off the performance in a firm and orderly manner. Above all, orderly, consensual and without leaving cracksSalinas said this Tuesday at a press conference recorded by channel 5.
As reported The Observerthe minister decided to leave the ministry in March 2023. On Monday, Salinas conveyed the decision to the leader of his political party, Guido Manini Riosand on Tuesday he communicated it to the president Luis Lacalle Pou.
