Cabinet | Ministers | Yes, I’m the last, José Carlos Requena | Make a point

Rumors have been swirling for at least five or six weeks about possible changes in the economy. cabinet Since March, the President of the Board of Directors has led Ministers Gustavo Adriaensson. The renewal will surely happen in the short or medium term. After all, Peru has become accustomed to short-term ministerial governments in recent years, which is far from representing any significant change in the general dynamics of decision-making in the country.

Adrianzén himself denied these changes several times on the eve of July 28, the date these rumors usually appear. For example, on July 16, he responded to the media on the matter. “Regarding these changes, we do not expect any changes in the Council. MinistersAll ministerincluding the speaker, is under permanent evaluation. Now, on the 28th, if anyone is worried about any deviation or change, it won’t be. ” He said bluntly.

Yet a few days later, on July 22, he had to reiterate the message. minister) does not have to happen on the 28th or on any specific date,” he said at the time, although he again left room for a formal decision, indicating that any changes would be subject to evaluation by President Dina Boluarte.

July 28th came and the change really did not happen. Yet the rumors persist. It is true that some ministerial efforts represent significant and positive changes in their departments. But unfortunately, they are the exception. On the other hand, there are many, especially in 2024, minister From one kind of bullshit to another kind of bullshit.

Beyond the anecdotes or assessments that generate many headlines, minister It seems less important because it is subject to a particular dynamic between the executive and the legislature, in which the former fluctuates between surprise and pettiness, and the latter between greed and regulatory toxicity and the abdication of political control.

This dynamic gives the president a subordinate role. Not in vain, the prevailing opinion today is that Congress has more power than the president: 64% to 29% (Ipsos – “Perú 21”, 8/27/2024).

Applying the description usually applied to parliamentary monarchies, citizens’ evaluation can be expressed as follows: the president presides, but does not govern.

In this context, the final change of ministers seems less important than it would have been a few years ago. In the end, history will remember now minister More because of the length of his tenure than because of his commitment to serving his country. Thus our era will be described as “Yes, I endure.” “Yes, I swear” is little more than a solemn formality.