Lalrp.org: 
Antonia Urrejola was eliminated Friday as overseas affairs minister and changed by Alberto van Klaveren, a profession diplomat who was assistant secretary for overseas affairs in 2006-2009.
The president additionally named new ministers to supervise the ministries of Public Works, Tradition, Science and Sports activities.
Boric, who has suffered a pointy drop in his approval score since taking workplace because the nation’s youngest ever president, acknowledged his administration is going through issues.
“We’ve had difficulties, who may deny it?” mentioned the 37-year-old chief, whose administration is struggling to fight inflation and violent crime.
The Cupboard reshuffle got here after an sudden defeat Wednesday for Boric as Congress rejected a tax bundle that may have helped the president fund his progressive social agenda.
Finance Minister Mario Marcel mentioned that with out the tax overhaul, a promised improve in pensions from the equal of $257 to $312 couldn’t be financed. He mentioned the identical was true for decreasing lengthy ready lists for hospitals and including extra assets for major well being care.
The president mentioned he’ll proceed pushing to increase wealth distribution, improve pensions and enhance the minimal wage.
Rodrigo Espinoza, director of the Faculty of Administration at Diego Portales College, mentioned one of many difficulties Boric now faces is that “a major a part of his program will now not have financing.”
