On his second day in office, the new president of the Republic, José Jerícontinued holding meetings in the presidential office, while analyzing names to name his first premier and, with him, the ministerial cabinet that must request a vote of confidence from Congress.
First, he spoke with the deputy mayor of Lima, Renzo Reggiardo. In statements to the media, the former congressman also said that he proposed actions to combat citizen insecurity and that Jerí showed openness to incorporate the proposals into upcoming actions in this matter.
He also spoke with 35 members of the country’s main urban transportation unions. In a publication on social networks, the country’s Presidency indicated that the objective of the conclave was “to ratify the agreements assumed by the Executive in previous working groups,” when the president was Dina Boluarte.
“The leaders expressed support and highlighted their expectations that concrete, firm and articulated measures be implemented to confront crime. United against crime,” the message concludes.
Indeed, Martín Ojeda, director of the International Chamber of Transportation, said that “we are not going to stop in the coming days” because “governance is at stake,” in reference to the march called by the so-called Generation Z for tomorrow, Sunday, and this Wednesday.
In the same sense, Miguel Palomino, president of the National Association of Drivers of Peru, who also spoke with the president, said that “as the weeks go by, new work tables will be opened” and that they will wait for concrete measures for a period of 15 days; Otherwise, there will be “strong actions” against the Government.
At the end of the afternoon, the governor of Cusco was also seen leaving the Government Palace, Werner Salcedowho is a member of Somos Perú like Jerí, and a close friend of the party’s president, Patricia Li.
In conversation with the media, Salcedo stated that “I believe in the president, I believe in his capacity for dialogue,” and said that at this moment “there are no political t-shirts, what there is is the commitment to the country.”
When asked if members of his party would enter the Government, he said that they should not be “demonized” and that “those of us who have to join (in the government), we will join.”
Key days to know the direction that Jerí’s management will take, in the midst of announced social protests.
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