 She was unable to put many of her social plans into action, however, due to lack of funds, and her popularity waned as the public's impatience grew.In a 2001 cabinet reshuffle brought on by economic and social crisis, the president made her chief of cabinet; she however resigned after a few days in protest at the government's economic policies.De la Rúa's government and the "Alianza" subsequently collapsed in 2001, after which both the UCR and FrePaSo backed the congressionally-appointed presidency of Eduardo Duhalde to remedy the country's economic crisis.