Peru’s Prime Minister resigns to avoid dismissal in Congress

On the eve of his interpellation in Congress and a new national strike due to the increase in citizen insecurity, Peru’s Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzén presented his resignation on the presidency of the Council of Ministers after an intense day in which various banks publicly demanded their departure. Adrianzén is the third prime minister of Dina Boluarte in two and a half years of mandate. It barely lasted 14 months in office.

The lawyer, who was Minister of Justice in the Government of Ollanta Humala, was not able to straighten the executive’s crisis of trust. He replaced Alberto Otárola, who resigned from a case of harassment, and had a similar mood in the exercise of power: very hard before the media, mainly to wield a strong defense of the president of Peru.

Adrianzén had been in free drop in the surveys for months, but it was a few days ago that his legitimacy was aggravated by denying the kidnapping of 13 workers of the powerful mine in the town of Pataz, in the department La Libertad. He even denied that the workers had some labor bond with the company despite the complaint of family members. A couple of days later the bodies of the 13 miners appeared, killed by a band of criminals.

The outrage was generalized and the parliamentarians promoted four censorship motions against Adrianzén. They not only accused him of indolence, but having evidenced his null ability to combat the criminal wave that plagues the country. Pataz is a town that the Executive declared in a state of emergency more than a year ago, but its inhabitants have indicated that police operations are in vain, since they are not carried out in the conflict areas.

“During the position I exercised as a premier I did it with a great sense of responsibility and commitment, always in accordance with the oath that I made to the president of fulfilling my functions without committing acts of corruption,” said Adrianzén in a brief message to the nation from the Palace. Far from singing a Mea blame, He claimed greater approval for his management. “I am sure that the pages of the story that we complete today are nothing more than those that our children and grandchildren will read, then justice will be done and the effort that was made by daring to govern the country will be recognized in its most difficult hours. Earlier than later we will know that we did everything for Peru.”

Dina Boluarte made other movements in her cabinet. He ordered that Raúl Pérez-Reyes leave the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) to become the new head of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), replacing José Salardi. He took oath to the PNP General in Retiro, Carlos Malaver Odias, as the new head of the Ministry of Interior, a position occupied by Julio Díaz Zulueta. Finally, César Sandoval swore as the new Minister of Transportation and Communication instead of Raúl Pérez-Reyes.

The Executive continues in an endless crisis. According to the IPPSOS pollster, Dina Boluarte registers 0% approval in the northern region of Peru in the most recent poll. His rejection has exceeded 90% in all regions of Peru.