He Minister of Transport and Communications (MTC), Cesar Sandoval Pozosubmitted his resignation to Dina Boluarte and José Jerí In the midst of the political crisis facing the Peru after the fall of the former head of state.
Sandoval did it twice: on October 9 and 10. The first time he did it before the former president of the Republic Boluarte in the middle of the motion vacancy that was debated and approved against it. On a second occasion, he irrevocably presented his resignation to Jerí.
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“Nothing ties me or will ever tie me to the positions. Once the vacancy was approved, I presented my resignation to President Dina Boluarte and then I did the same to the new president. In 5 months at the head of the TCM and thanks to our president we put a stop to corruption, we unlocked investments and we inaugurated and designed works that lasted decades,” Sandoval said on his official X account (formerly Twitter).
On October 9, Sandoval, after the vacancy against Boluartetold him: “I deeply appreciate the trust you placed in me and the opportunity to serve the country.” A day later, he recorded Jeri of her resignation, which was previously informed to the former president.
Minister of Health, César Vásquez, resigned from his position
Through his official X account (formerly Twitter) the Minister of Health, César Vásquez, also resigned from his position. His resignation was notified to President José Jerí on October 10.
José Jerí continues without naming a ministerial cabinet
The President of the Republic, José Jeríwho took office after the dismissal of Dina Boluartecarry more than two days without swearing in their new ministers to carry out work in different sectors of the Peru. In this context, various experts have questioned whether the current head of state governs without ministers, something that goes against the Political Constitution.
Lawyer Emilio Noguerol, through his official account on “As the vacancy is even more lethal than the total cabinet crisis, both the president and his ministers are removed, who (de facto) perform administrative functions until another is appointed, avoiding acephaly, but they are not the new president’s ministers,” he said.
“There has been no further regulation regarding this interregnum, therefore, the logical thing is that when the presidency is assumed, the first act of government is the constitution of a cabinet to avoid nullity of presidential acts; however, logical and responsible behavior cannot be expected anymore,” he said.
