The secretary general of the ruling PLD party, Reinaldo Pared Pérez said that he would back a proposal that would nominate a woman to replace Pablo Domingo del Rosario, who abruptly resigned from the Chamber of Accounts. The position of the PLD is key because that party is majority in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies.
Last week, Pablo Domingo del Rosario was seated at the Chamber of Accounts, but reports surfaced indicating that he resigned. Apparently, he felt slighted when it was revealed that he would lose the vice presidency of the Chamber and so he chose to resign rather than assuming a position as an ordinary member of that body.
The Chamber of Accounts, which is in charge of auditing government departments and officers, had been criticized by Congress for not choosing a woman as one of its members.
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