In the midst of internal fights with libertarian figures, the vice president of the Nation, Victoria Villarruel, will take over the Executive due to the departure of Javier Milei to the US and will move on Saturday to Chubut to witness the “National Shearing Festival”. He will take the opportunity to return to the city where he lived during the ’80s.
Villarruel will reach Chubut the weekend to accompany the governor Ignacio Torres of the festivities which will take place between January 17 and 19 in Mayo River. At the event there will be shearing competitions on stage Pedro Culluana horse ride and typical foods from the Patagonian region. Participating in the event will be local artists.
The vice president forged a bond with the locality where the event will take place, given that it was the place where he lived during 1987, when his father, Eduardo Marcelo Villarruel, member of the Argentine Army, He was based as second head of the 37th Infantry Regiment.
The head of the Senate will not go to the southern province as the second national president but will do so as head of the Executive following Milei’s trip to the United States for the inauguration of Donald Trump. The economist will leave for Washington on Friday night, will hold meetings over the weekend and on Monday he will witness the inauguration ceremony. The next day he will go to Davos, Switzerland, to participate in the World Economic Forum.
During the time that Milei’s agenda will last abroad, Villarruel will be in charge of the national Executive, after having received strong public criticism from the President and libertarian leaders. towards his role as head of the Senate. “He has been making a series of unforced errors,” the president questioned about his running mate.
“He has had many statements and attitudes that are not in line with what 57% of Argentines voted for. It is not in line with what Argentines want“, fired the President days ago, following Villarruel’s statement about his salary, who claimed to be earning “chirolas” and assured that he earns “less than the President, the deputies, the senators, ministers, judges, diplomats and spokesmen”.
““My salary has been frozen for a year and the prepayment increases, taxes increase, it is not enough for anyone to live honestly off their salary,” said the vice president, who earns a salary of approximately $3,764,821 without discounts.
It is expected that Villarruel return to the City of Buenos Aires on Sunday, given that the next day the start of the registration period will take place. extraordinary sessions in it Congress called by the Executive until February 21. There the Government hopes to approve six projects and the Senate documents.
The agenda of projects to be discussed includes the “Anti-mafia Law”, modification of the Criminal Procedure Code in order to regulate the ““Trial in absentia”regimen reiteration and unification of convictions, Law of Reform for Electoral Strengthening, Clean sheet, Law on Compensation and Update Index of Brokenness and the consideration of sheets that require agreement from the Senate of the Nation.
Recently, last Friday, the vice president was present at the “Festival of Dressage and Folklore” of Jesus Mary, in Córdoba, after the strong disagreements with the president Javier Milei. “Here I am from Córdoba,” she said, smiling and comfortable at the event.
Villarruel was in the box with the vice governor Myrian Prunotto and the local mayor, Federico Zárate. “I am very happy to be at the inauguration and to share with the people of Córdoba this important festival of the province”he assured.
Source: Ambito
