He downplayed it. The Minister of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), Ángel Manero, minimized the new vacancy motion promoted against the president Dina Boluarte by Congressman Jaime Quitoof the Socialist Caucus, who has attributed responsibility for the citizen security crisis that the country is going through to the president. “It will be vacancy request number five, and none of them succeed,” he said, pointing out that previous attempts to remove the head of state have not been successful.
The head of Midagri made these statements at the Alpaca Fiesta event, held at the Cerro Juli Fairgrounds, in Arequipa. In addition to referring to the vacancy motion, the minister also spoke about other issues in his portfolio, such as the Majes irrigation project Siguas II. In addition, he announced that his sector will launch on November 12 the international call for the repair phase of Majes I and the construction of an intermediate dam, in the government-to-government modality.
“When the arbitration issue is resolved, either in a few months or, in the worst case, after several years, Majes II can be resumed. In the meantime, the works on Majes I and the intermediate dam will progress normally,” Ángel added. Way. According to the minister, it is expected that by November 2025 the government in charge of executing these works will be defined, which will strengthen the agricultural irrigation system in Arequipa.
Minister Manero reveals that Dina Boluarte was only in the PCM session for a “moment”, but the presidential agenda said that she participated for 5 hours
The president Dina Boluarte was not present during the entire session of the Council of Ministers held on Wednesday, October 23, as revealed by the Minister of Agriculture, Ángel Manero, in an interview with Canal N. Manero explained that The president had to be absent due to a personal commitment. However, the official agenda of the Presidential Office stated that Boluarte remained in the Government Palace until 2 in the afternoon, participating in the meeting for five hours.
In response to a question from the host of the program “Al Final del Día”, who asked about the duration of Boluarte’s presence in the session, Minister Manero indicated that, although generally the president stays until the end, on this occasion he retired to commemorate his late mother’s birthday. According to the Midagri owner, Boluarte was only in the session for a short time before being absent.
Manero also clarified that the ministerial session continued during the afternoon, although without the participation of Boluarte. “The sessions start at 9 in the morning until noon, today they resumed at 5 in the afternoon. The intermission was from 12 to 5, with the president already absent“, he concluded. These statements by the minister contrast with the presidential agenda, which recorded Boluarte’s presence until after noon.
