Peru's President urges political parties to create 'broad-based' cabinet


Lima, Aug 5 (IANS): Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has called on the country's political parties to help his government form a new "broad-based" cabinet, following the resignation of Anibal Torres as Prime Minister.

"I am opening up this space to other political parties so we can once and for all form a broad-based cabinet to work for Peru," Xinhua news agency quoted Castillo as saying.

The President said he would name a new Prime Minister and swear in the new cabinet on Friday.

It would be the fifth time that Castillo has appointed a new cabinet since he took office on July 28, 2021.

Torres announced his resignation on Wednesday, saying that for "personal reasons" he planned to return to teaching at a university.

 

  

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