Overview

• Interim president José Jerí Oré swore in a new cabinet on October 14, appointing former Constitutional Court chief Ernesto Álvarez Miranda as prime minister ahead of his policy presentation to Congress.
• Hugo de Zela takes Foreign Affairs, César Díaz Peche leads Defense, Vicente Tiburcio heads Interior, Denisse Miralles assumes Economy and Finance, Jorge Figueroa goes to Education, and Luis Quiroz to Health.
• Security portfolios go to former commandos Díaz Peche and Tiburcio, and Álvarez has previously argued for firm responses to demonstrations in his public commentary.
• Multiple outlets report past complaints or investigations involving several ministers, including Miralles being mentioned in Contraloría reviews tied to the “Club OXI” and Díaz Peche’s 2022 conviction later overturned by the military court.
• The government frames the team as technical and transitional, yet coverage highlights a male‑dominated roster (reported 16 of 19) as experts urge urgent focus on citizen security, 2026 election preparations, and the 2026 budget, with mixed views on Miralles’s experience.