Overview

• President José Jerí administered the oath to Ernesto Álvarez as president of the Council of Ministers during a ceremony at the Government Palace.
• Jerí presented a full slate of ministers, naming Denisse Miralles to Economy and Finance, Vicente Tiburcio to Interior, Hugo de Zela to Foreign Affairs, César Díaz Peche to Defense, Walter Martínez to Justice, and Jorge Figueroa to Education.
• Álvarez, a former Constitutional Court president, requested a leave from the Partido Popular Cristiano before taking office to assume what he called a “protagonist role.”
• Jerí characterized the lineup as a broad-based team without sitting lawmakers or outgoing ministers, emphasizing crime control as the central policy priority.
• Separately, the National Board of Justice said it will comply with a court order to reinstate Delia Espinoza as attorney general while appealing, as political criticism of Jerí’s mandate persists and a protest is scheduled for October 15.