Peru president Dina Boluarte to interchange prime minister in cabinet reshuffle

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte will reshuffle her cabinet and mentioned she’s going to change the prime minister.

Lima,UPDATED: Dec 19, 2022 09:52 IST

Peru’s President Dina Boluarte attends a ceremony to commemorate the Day of the Peruvian Army and the anniversary of the Battle of Ayacucho, in Lima, Peru December 9, 2022. (Reuters picture)

By India Today Web Desk: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, on Sunday, mentioned she’s going to change the prime minister as a part of a reshuffling of her cabinet. Boluarte had earlier mentioned that she is main a transitional authorities following the ouster of her predecessor.

Boluarte, who was vp till earlier this month, took cost as president when her predecessor, former President Pedro Castillo, tried to illegally dissolve Congress and was faraway from workplace after which detained.

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Boluarte’s administration has witnessed political turbulence and widespread protests since she assumed the brand new position. The protests have left at the least 26 folks useless.

The cabinet adjustments will happen on Monday and Tuesday. The shakeup in Boluarte’s cabinet follows the resignation of her training and tradition ministers. Both the ministers had resigned because of the deaths throughout the protests.

“The transfer was pushed by a necessity to have the ability to set up educated ministers in every sector,” Boluarte advised media on Saturday.

(With inputs from Reuters)

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Dec 19, 2022