Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski appointed a former Economy Minister as his new Prime Minister today, two days after a no-confidence vote by the opposition-led congress forced the entire Cabinet to resign. Mercedes Araoz, who is also a lawmaker and one of Peru's two Vice Presidents, is the new Chief Minister in a reconstituted Cabinet. She served as economy minister during part of the 2006-11 administration of President Alan Garcia.<br/><br/>Araoz replaced Fernando Zavala, who lost Friday's vote of confidence by lawmakers. The single-house congress is led by the opposition party of Keiko Fujimori, who is the daughter of jailed former President Alberto Fujimori and loser of a close 2016 presidential runoff election to Kuczynski. <br/><br/>All 19 ministers in the previous Cabinet were forced to resign under Peru's constitution because of the no-confidence vote. Kuczynski reappointed six of the 19 ministers in the previous Cabinet.