Bukele said via Twitter that he will not be replaced and the post will be removed from the Presidency structure. The resignation took place on December 23, 2020, but it has been announced by the president until today.
Salvador Alas, known in the media as “La Choly”, has resigned from his position in the government cabinet as youth commissioner assigned to him in 2019 by the President of the Republic, Nayib Bukele, after arriving at the executive. power. .
Bukele announced Alas’ resignation. He said via Twitter that he had accepted the resignation on December 23, 2020 and that his position would not be filled by anyone else as it will be removed from the Presidency structure.
According to the president, Alas will return to work in broadcasting.
The appointment of La Choly, who was responsible for formulating youth projects as part of the second phase of the government’s security plan, drew strong criticism from the population.
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In social networks, users constantly pointed out that this position reflected “again the bad decisions of the Bukele government” to assign responsibilities to people who are unsuitable for the position. The radio host was also harshly criticized for the salary he earned.
Bukele also announced that Luis Rodríguez, former strategic project commissioner to the Presidency, has been appointed country director at the Central American Bank for Economic Integration. Therefore, he will no longer run as a representative of New Ideas in the next election and his candidacy will be replaced.
The president said he will announce more changes to the cabinet soon.
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