Decrees: Abinader shakes up the government in the middle of his last term

Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader announced a sweeping reorganization of his government on Sunday, August 16, coinciding with Restoration Day and occurring midway through his second and final constitutional term with two years remaining. The shake-up involves a broad restructuring of the governmental apparatus, combining official transfers, new appointments, and voluntary departures of key figures who have served alongside the administration.

A central component of the presidential decrees, specifically decree 554-26 released Sunday afternoon, is the resignation of Roberto Álvarez as Chancellor of the Republic. President Abinader accepted Álvarez's resignation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mirex) and appointed Víctor "Ito" Bisonó as the new head of the ministry.