Peru dawned convulsed and delay. This Wednesday, the Official Gazette The Peruvian It contained a unique edition: the resolution of the resignations of Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzén and all members of the Ministerial Cabinet. While the constitutionalists argued whether that described as a void of power in the public administration, since the resignations must be accompanied by the name of their successors, there was more than one movement in the palace. It was speculated that new airs could blow in the Executive, but the journalists stationed on the outskirts of Pizarro’s house, in the historic center of Lima, reported on Wednesday how, strangely, the same holders of the portfolios they had renounced a few hours ago descended from their trucks to the presidential office.
The Executive said it would take an oath of the new ministers at noon. Gustavo Adrianzén had kicked the board last night to avoid the censorship of Congress. He was waiting for four motions in Parliament for his inability to reduce the wave of crime. In an attempt to stop their destiny and generate accessions, the Government of Dina Boluarte changed the interior ministers, economy and transport. But it wasn’t enough. Most banks issued overwhelming communications, demanding the departure of Adrianzén and just in a period of five hours he took a step to the side.
As planned, a new national strike was carried out on Wednesday because of extortion and the collection of quotas. At first it seemed that it would not have the strength of other days, but in some areas of the Sierra Sur there were bridge block, the markets closed and confrontations with the police occurred. Finally, with more than half an hour delay, Boluarte oath to his new cabinet. There were no big surprises. The head of Justice and Human Rights, Eduardo Melchor Arana Ysa, became the president of the Council of Ministers and his place was occupied by Juan Alcántara Medrano. There were no more movements on the board. The rest was ratified in their wallets.
The bulk of parliamentarians agrees that the opportunity to renew the government has been lost on days when the popularity of the president has kissed the soil in the northern region by registering 0% approval, according to the latest Ipsos survey, published in the newspaper Peru 21. But in addition, various voices do not agree with the designation of Eduardo Arana. “A premier linked to the White necks (in reference to a serious case of corruption) and that in his work as Minister of Justice promoted the debate of the exit of the Peru of the IdH Court, and whose opinions ironically were against human rights. In addition, he never opposed the pro -crime laws,” said Ruth Luque, congressman of the popular democratic block.
In 2024, a television Sunday report Fourth Power He revealed that Eduardo Arana held 180 telephone conversations between 2011 and 2018 with Walter Ríos, one of the leaders of Los Cuellos Blancos, a criminal network composed of public officials of the Superior Court of Justice, lawyers and businessmen. Therefore, Arana generated antibodies and suspicions since September 2023 when Boluarte appointed him minister. His proximity to the head of state was such that Alberto Otárola, one of his predecessors on the PCM, called him as the “premier in the shadows.”
Arana will be the fourth Prime Minister of Boluarte. The instability of the mandate of the first Peruvian president is graphic in a devastating statistic disseminated by Radio Programs of Peru: since he assumed the presidency on December 7, 2022, after the failed autogolpe of Pedro Castillo, Boluarte has appointed 66 ministers. “What means an average of 13 days for each holder in office, considering the 889 days elapsed from his mandate,” says the medium. The business has questioned such volatility. “We need a minimum of political order so that the economy can continue advancing. We only ask that there are vision of Peru and joint work,” said Jorge Koechlin, president of the National Chamber of Tourism.
In the afternoon, the Congress authorized the president of the President to attend the Mass of the start of Pope Leo XIV to be held on May 18 in the Plaza de San Pedro in the Vatican. Boluarte extended the invitation to the president of Congress, Eduardo Sallejuana, and the head of the Judiciary, Janet Tello Gilardi. The latter did not accept, claiming that he has previously assumed official commitments. In the last hours, several congressmen have pointed out that they will not give their vote of confidence to this new known faces cabinet.
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