After the barbecue held in the Quinta de Olivos, the Chief of Staff, Guillermo Francosgave details of how the night went with the 87 deputies who supported the ruling party in the chamber to make firm the veto against pensions: “It was a meeting of very good tone and camaraderie.”
In addition, Francos defended himself against the criticism from the opposition and questioned his role on the pension system“They don’t realize the harm they have done to the pension system, to Argentina’s public accounts, and the lack of knowledge about how they are managed. They have created a disaster“, he said.
The details of the barbecue at Quinta de Olivos
The Government entertained with a barbecue, held last Tuesday at the Quinta de Olivos, the 87 deputies supported the government’s veto in the Lower House. In radio statements, Francos detailed how the dinner between the officials was carried out and assured that it was a “A meeting of very good tone and camaraderie“.
In addition to the legislators, there were also present Karina Milei, Santiago Caputothe Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich and the presidential spokesman, Manuel Adorni. On the role of the president in the meeting, Francos revealed that Milei “dedicated a few words to them and Then he talked with the different legislators“.
“Although at the beginning we had differences over the way the pension adjustment reform law was handled, we made them understand what that would cause in the future, the negative impact on the markets. We obtained the support so that it cannot be insist on that law and a sufficient number of votes to generate in the future. It does not mean in all cases, but yes a very clear possibility of dialogue. The PResident is very happy with this”he assured.
“It is a task that is not usual for the President. But he understands that, in the situation we have today, beyond all his conviction, Politics has that: It is a question of numbers and convincing the other. The President dedicated himself to the task of persuasion“, the government official explained.
During his statements, Francos also defended the decision to hold the dinner and responded to the criticisms outlined by the opposition, which pointed out against the celebration of the legislators after deciding to stop the increase in pensions. “The truth is… it seems like a somewhat ridiculous criticism to me, but coming from Kirchnerism, I’m not surprised that they have those arguments. Since we knew that was going to be the criticism, We made it clear that everyone paid for their own barbecueSo we all pay. It is not very common“. Previously, Adorni had confirmed that each guest had to pay $20,000 to participate.
Francos not only defended himself but also directly targeted the opposition’s role in the management of pensions: “Kirchnerism does not realize of its repeated failures in social policies, mainly with retirees and pensioners. With the moratoriums, they created a disaster in the financing of the system.” And then, the Chief of Staff concluded: “They do not realize the harm they have done to the pension system, to Argentina’s public accounts, the little notion about how they are managed. They have created a mess. Anything that is done well, for them is done badly.“.
Finally, the official denied that this could be compared to the Photo of Olives from the birthday celebration of former first lady Fabiola Yañez. “The criticisms that come from that side and that try to make the meeting of yesterday’s camaraderiewith more than 80 deputies and the President, with a birthday party for Fabiola, Fernandez, the hairdressers and the makeup artists, They have nothing to do with it,” he said.
Francos denied the internal conflict within the ruling party
The https://www.ambito.com/ambito-nacional/guillermo-francos-y-luis-caputo-se-reunieron-gobernadores-contener-reclamos-presupuesto-2025-n6060467 also referred to the differences that exist with the presidential advisor, Santiago Caputo and with Karina Milei: “Sometimes one has differences of opinion and the differences are later settled.“, he explained Franks
Both Karina and Caputo are part of what is colloquially known as the “iron triangle” of the Government, the President’s closest circle of trust.
Francos searched tone down the confrontation – which reached its peak when the advisor refused to back down on the restrictions on access to public information – and assured that the confrontation also has to do with a generational issue: “there are age differences too. Santiago is much younger than me.”
Source: Ambito
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