Guillermo Francosappointed as Minister of the Interior by the president-elect Javier Milei He stopped by Mirtha Legrand’s table on Saturday and talked about the measures that will be taken at the beginning of the administration. Also consulted about who will be in charge of occupying the portfolio of the Ministry of Economy, he avoided confirming Luis Caputo.
Francos maintained that the priority of the next Executive will be “meet social needs”. “What is left over will be used for other things, such as public works,” said Francos, who qualified Milei’s emphatic proposal to completely eliminate public works.
By good economic situation in 2024 is that Francos lowered his tone fit hardness when mentioning the increase in exports in 2024 in key sectors such as the countryside, gas, lithium and oil.
Francos referred to one of the main topics of recent days: the role that Luis “Toto” Caputo in government. “There is still no appointment of Caputo for the ministry [de Economía]. There are conversations, but not yet designated”, he expressed.
Along the same lines, he assured that “it is not resolved that Patricia Bullrich be a minister” after journalist Marcelo Bonelli, who was at the table, said so.
Bullrich’s appointment, not yet officially confirmed by the elected president, was also another of the most debated topics in recent days. The future vice presidentVictoria Villarruelwho had been announced as the person in charge of the Security and Defense areas during the campaign, met this Friday with police authorities and stressed that she will interact with both sectors, “regardless of who the ministers are.”
At one point during Legrand’s consultations, the problem of governance by not having its own governors in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The former national legislator He didn’t seem worried for the 37 deputies it will have in a Chamber of 257 and the seven senators out of a total of 72. “It is a great challenge. In our weakness is strength; we are obliged to talk to all governors and legislators”, he valued.
In another sense, he also highlighted the good dialogue that existed with Axel Kicillof last Friday. Francos stated that he had “a good conversation” with Kicillof this Friday. “He won the election very well, we respect the popular will of the province of Buenos Aires. “We respect the management that was voted for by the people,” he said and said that the meeting lasted two hours in which they tried “harmonize the two visions”. From both sectors it was not revealed that there had been any inconvenience, but rather both highlighted the “cordiality” of the dialogue.
Source: Ambito
