Pedro Castillo refuses to accept his prime minister’s resignation

President of Peru peter’s castleannounced this friday Not because he accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Hannibal Torres.who has placed his position at the disposal of the president and has promised to continue in office according to the head of state . “I did not accept the resignation of Prime Minister Aníbal Torres, who is determined to continue working for our country,” Castillo said in a short message on Twitter.

Torres in case of resignation He will be the fourth prime minister to step down in a year.. The politician submitted his resignation for “personal reasons” last Wednesday, but it was conditional on the president’s acceptance as it was not irrevocable. “After having served with you our country, especially the most neglected and forgotten people, I am leaving my post. Today I must return with my students to the university classrooms and what I miss most: the research legal process, Torres said in his letter of resignation: If the Prime Minister resigns, all members of the cabinet will also he must resign and it is up to the president to appoint the new government.

Castillo announced that he will be sworn in this Friday, as he leaves Public Ministry headquarters, where he was summoned by the prosecution to testify about an investigation into several police and military promotions against him. new cabinet. Since then, several names have been considered in the local media as possible successors to Torres, including more centrist or progressive ministers and options closer to the president.

But confusion was created when the prime minister’s resignation was rejected, because while he remained in office, You don’t need to appoint a new cabinet although you can change ministers. With this decision, Castillo avoids the no-confidence vote that Congress must issue to approve the new cabinet; this is something that is considered complicated by the widespread rejection it has in Parliament.

Source: Informacion

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