The congressman of the caucus of Alliance for Progress (APP), Eduardo Salhuanasaid he was “sure” that the majority of the plenary session of the Congress will give the vote to the president of the Council of Ministers, Alberto Otárola Peñarandaregarding his ministerial cabinetas announced last Friday.
“In Congress we will discuss the policies that are proposed to us, and I am sure that the majority (in Congress) will give him the appropriate vote of confidence. It is necessary to contribute and overcome the moments of very critical confrontation that took place between Executive and Legislative in the previous months”, he said in Exitosa.
Along these lines, the parliamentarian pointed out that, with the cabinet he presides over Otarola Penarandawhat “has been sought is a balance between the technical and the political”.
at another time, salhuana referred to Prime Minister, whom he described as “a character who has an important political career” and who, in addition, “has a vocation for dialogue.” “That It seems important to me at a time when there is a fracture in the social structure and we have to seek to rebuild it,” he said.
Likewise, the apepista congressman stressed that in the cabinet of Alberto Otárola there is a presence of women “who have a fairly important technical profile”.
“Some ministers I know have joined. Personally, they are citizens with a vocation for service and with knowledge of the issues in which they are present. I mean the Minister of Defense, whom I met when he was Vice Minister of Mines. In the rest of the cabinet, I highlight the presence of ladies who have a fairly important technical profile”, commented.
Alberto Otárola announced the presentation of his cabinet to Congress
On December 23, the Prime Minister informed that his cabinet will appear before the national representation on 6 or 10 January in order to request a vote of confidence. This was announced after the meeting he had with the head of the Board of Directors, Joseph Williams.
“Part of that common idea of ensuring and laying the foundations of governability in the country is the presentation of the cabinet here before Congress to request a vote of confidence. (…). On the date, the president of the Congress has already said it. It will be on January 6 or 10, specifically. We are going to define that with the parliamentary agenda ”, he pointed out.
