Bolivia removes economy minister after lawmaker pressure
- Bolivia appointed Oscar Mario Justiniano Pinto as interim Economy Minister, replacing Jose Gabriel Espinoza by a presidential decree on Friday.
- The change followed Bolivia's Congress voting to censure Espinoza, challenging President Rodrigo Paz's government amid economic difficulties.
- Espinoza announced plans to legally contest the censure and seek review by Bolivia's highest constitutional tribunal, calling the action unconstitutional.
- The government is seeking congressional support for economic reforms and an IMF financing program, with Pinto leading the economy ministry temporarily.
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Destitution occurs while the country is still experiencing its worst economic crisis in four decades.
The government of President Rodrigo Paz has removed José Gabriel Espinoza from the Bolivian Ministry of Economy and appointed Oscar Mario Justiniano Pinto to assume the position on an interim basis, according to a presidential decree published this Friday in the Official Gazette. Also read: US takes ‘war on terror’ against cartels to land targets Ecuador confirms operations against cartels with the US US imposes new sanctions on Cuba focusing o…
Bolivia removes economy minister after lawmaker pressure
Bolivia's government has named Oscar Mario Justiniano Pinto as interim Economy Minister, removing Jose Gabriel Espinoza from the post, according to a presidential decree published Friday in the Official Gazette.
Espinoza’s departure comes at a difficult time for the Government of Peace, which seeks support from Congress to push for economic reforms
LA PAZ, 21 Aug (NOMADA NEWS).- President Rodrigo Paz dismissed by decree the Minister of Economy, Gabriel Espinoza, after the censorship in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly and appointed the Minister of Sustainable Production, Oscar Mario Justiniano as interim minister. After several considerations, Paz Pereira promulgated Decree 5678 that establishes the dismissal of Espinoza “censored” by the ALP. “The designation of the Minister of Publ…
The President of the State, Rodrigo Paz Pereira, ordered by supreme decree the dismissal of the Minister of Economy and Public Finance, José Gabriel Espinoza, and appointed Osar Mario Justiniano as his interim replacement. “It is...
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