The President of the Republic, Nayib Bukele, reported on Wednesday on some changes made in the government cabinet.
Among these announcements it is clear that the ex-commissioner of Strategic Projects, Luis Rodríguez, will no longer compete for deputy for New Ideas in the Legislative Assembly, as he was appointed as the new director by El Salvador de la Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI).
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According to the president, Noves Idees will replace Rodríguez’s candidacy as deputy.
The announcement was made this afternoon through his Twitter account: “I have appointed the former Commissioner for Strategic Projects of the Presidency, as our Country Director at the CABEI.”
He also explained that 60% of his salary paid by the BCIE will be given, from the presidency on a monthly basis.
El Salvador had no representative before the CABEI since 2019, when this entity removed Guillermo Enrique Funes Cartagena, brother of former President Mauricio Funes, from the post as country director following a request made by the Bukele government after taking over on June 1, 2019.
The president ordered the dismissal of the brother of former President Funes at a time when through the social network Twitter focused on announcing the dismissals of relatives of former officials of the two administrations of the FMLN, Arguing that they held high positions with onerous wages.
Also, Bukele announced that on December 23 he received the resignation of Salvador Ales, known as “La Choly” in his position as Youth Commissioner.
According to the president, Ales’ position will not be replaced and will be eliminated.
He also reported that in the coming days, he will announce more changes in the Government Cabinet.
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