Argentine businessmen and leaders referred to the situation in their country prior to the runoff between Sergio Massa and Javier Milei, within the framework of America Business Forum, that expects the presence of 5,000 representatives from the private sector in Punta del Este.
Among those who met were the businessman Jorge Brito, President of Macro Bank and of River Plate, who spoke of the “political circus” that surrounds the neighboring country, while the famous lawyer did the same Fernando Burlando, who did not hesitate to point out: “Four years from now, I am going to try to be the president of Argentina”.
When analyzing the Argentine reality, Brito considered that the neighboring country “is at a point to begin a very long-term growth process” and valued that “it has resources that are scarce in the world, such as lithium and copper, which are fundamental for electrical growth. ”.
To move in that direction, he postulated “that politics no longer step on our heads and let us grow” and went deeper: “The circus that you see from the outside, in Argentina we also see it and it makes us very sad.” Looking ahead to the runoff between Massa and Milei, He warned: “I am convinced that Argentina has a future, whoever wins.”
Finally, about the country, he expressed: I know Uruguay since 3 years old. I have a lot of appreciation for Uruguayans and we Argentines have a lot to copy. Something that I deeply admire is that, beyond the political debate that exists, the crack is not like in Argentina. There is no crack in society here.”
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Burlando took a stand and ran
When taking the floor, the lawyer Fernando Burlando He did take sides and maintained that “the one who can keep us afloat is “Sergio Massa.” In that sense, in reference to Milei He noted: “I am on the other side of madness.”
Personally, Mocking He admitted that “he had high expectations for the game that finished third,” although he did not hide his own aspirations. “Four years from now, I am going to try to be the President of Argentina”, advance.
Regarding his decision, the lawyer stated: “I understood that the time had come to commit to the country and do politics myself. The last way to get ahead was to intervene.”
Finally, about the reality of that country, Mocking express: “Argentina Today it feels like a big mess. A tremendously large State that must be reduced. We have a State that leads to Argentina to self-destruction, to self-flagellation.”
Source: Ambito
