A survey of readers of online newspaper El Nacional Digital on the lack of news concerning the health of Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso reveals that 95% think that the government should make some sort of announcement about him. It is known that Morales Troncoso was treated in a US hospital for leukemia in September 2013 and since then has not been available for journalists either for comments on his health or his government work.
The only news has been the mention that he is up for reelection in his party’s internal election (National Ordinary Assembly) on 26 January as the president of the PRSC.
He is on a ticket with Jose Hazim Frappier, Victor (Ito) Bisono and Miguel Bogaert. Bisono is proposed for general secretary, Miguel Bogaert for organizational secretary. Their main rival is the group led by Amable Aristy Castro.
Morales Troncoso has not appeared in public for the last three-and-a-half months, reports El Nacional.
95% lectores espera digan situación del canciller Carlos Morales Troncoso