After demonstrations raised on Tuesday, Belaúnde submitted his resignation and is no longer head of Produce.
Sandra Belaúnde Arnillas presented her resignation from the position of Minister of Production this Wednesday, January 25, in the midst of a week of mass marches against the Government of Dina Boluarte. He had assumed the position on December 10, 2022, with which he was less than two months in charge of Produce.
According to sources of The Republic, Belaúnde Arnillas had been evaluating the option of resigning, but the last message from the president, given yesterday to the foreign press, would have been the trigger. For the minister, the Executive was refusing to accept the real underlying problems that have sparked popular outrage. It should be remembered that the Production portfolio He was in charge of the La Libertad region, where several dialogue tables have been held with the leaders.
In this way, Belaunde Arnillas joins the list of ministers who have stepped aside during Boluarte’s term, in a context of deep social crisis and popular rejection of the Executive. Also in January, the ministers Eduardo García Birimisa and Grecia Rojas Ortiz resigned from the Labor and Women and Vulnerable Populations portfolios, respectively.
The resignation of Sandra Belaúnde, moreover, comes a month after she was ratified in the position of production minister, on December 21. A person who, in light of the facts, had the confidence of President Boluarte, and whose reasons for resigning she has not yet disclosed.
Source: Larepublica
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