The Central Committee elected at the Congress, in its first meeting, elected the 18-member Executive Committee, led by Andrade.

Guillermo Rehermann was confirmed as an organizer, and Representative Ana Olivera was appointed head of Political Unity.

Juan Castillo, former General Secretary and Labor and Social Security Minister, will assume responsibility for International Relations.

Marcelo Abad, president of the PIT-CNT trade union, will lead the Secretariat of Union Affairs, while Viviana Rodriguez will be in charge of the Secretariat of Gender Affairs, among other appointments.

Natalia Diaz, recently elected general secretary of the Union of Communist Youth (UJC), was confirmed leading the organization.

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