Horacio Rodriguez Larreta I spoke in a television interview about his meetings and agreements with Alberto Fernández and Axel Kicillof during the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, he spoke publicly about the state of his relationship with Mauricio Macri and Patricia Bullrich.
“I govern the capital city of Argentina. How can I not coordinate with the national government?” questioned the candidate for opposition president on the night of this Monday, July 10, and said: “They told me that politically it was not convenient for me to be next to Alberto Fernández”.
“He asked me that I had to put my political convenience, whether or not a photo with the President was convenient for me, above the need of the porteños or the Argentines. What does that have to do with this? I have a government responsibility,” explained Larreta in dialogue with Carlos Pagni in Argentine Odyssey (CO+).
“I’m not sorry in any way”said the head of the Buenos Aires Government and said: “How am I going to put my interest and my political position before speculating if it suits me or not?
Larreta insisted that “his responsibility as head of government was to coordinate with the Province of Buenos Aires and with the national government,” although he clarified: “It is also true that when the national government made decisions without consulting me, I planted and told them nobecause I wasn’t part of that decision.”
Without regretting the impact of the photos and press conferences where the Buenos Aires governor is seen sitting next to the president, the mayor argued: “My style of conduct is to take charge, to take responsibility”.
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On the other hand, the presidential candidate of Together for Change also referred to his relationship with the former president Mauricio Macri and scam patricia bullrichhis competition in the internal opposition, and reiterated that “he does not believe in confrontation” and stressed the need for unity to prevail in space.
“I take no responsibility for demonization, A fight needs two like tango, but no complaint was heard from me“, assured the Buenos Aires head of government and stressed:” The only way to beat Kirchnerism is together, to recover the salary and peace of mind.
In any case, the official acknowledged the existence of “vision differences”, although he insisted that that is not why he motivated the grievance. “She already went through this in the inmate with (Gabriela) Michetti, and that night we were working together and we didn’t lose a single vote,” she exemplified.
Then, pointing out that “nobility obliges”, he spoke about one of the measures taken during Macri’s administration regarding the revision of agreements between companies, the State and unions and expressed: “The agreement that Mauricio Macri made with the oil workers in Neuquén for Vaca Muerta greatly enhances the production of Vaca Muerta
“I am recognizing something that Macri started, which was the development of Vaca Muerta,” he said and concluded: “I have my position, he expresses it, I am going for the change. I’m going to Argentina to look for the majority of results and facts, I don’t believe in confrontation. I’ve had some differences but part of having a good relationship is knowing how to manage differences.”
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