Ignacio Ortelli
08/17/2020 - 15:47
- Clarín.com
- Politics
In the run up to the flag at the Obelisk and in different parts of the country, the government harshly criticized the call, they did not hesitate to hold Mauricio Macri and the toughest sector of Juntos por el Cambio responsible because " they care very little about the health of the Argentines "and, with irony, they stated that" many who march are dragging their anger over the electoral result. "
Although in the Frente de Todos there is usually a diversity of diagnosis regarding the issues, there was unanimity before the mobilization that took place in social networks, but which was echoed by opposition leaders.
From early on, hard-line Kirchnerism aimed strongly against the organizers of the protest and pointed out the "total irresponsibility" of the opposition wing that, it says, responds to the former President.
They think something similar in the Casa Rosada, where they argue that the different and broad slogans of the mobilization only confirm that it is not just a genuine protest for the health strategy. "It began with the quarantine and they added all party slogans : for freedom, against impunity, in defense of the Republic and the Constitution. They need to talk about the economy," they reviewed, with some irony, in Alberto Fernández's Cabinet .
From the surroundings of the Chief of Staff, Santiago Cafiero ; they relied on the tweet published by the president of PRO, Patricia Bullrich ; in which she resorted to a phrase by General José de San Martín that states that "when the Homeland is in danger, everything is allowed, except not to defend it", accompanied by the hashtag that invites us to march: # 17AJuntosContraLaImpunidad.
Among the ministers and main collaborators of Fernández, there is no doubt that behind Bullrich is Macri: " From Switzerland he ordered him to call the march ", they speculate sharply in the Executive, remembering the vacations in Europe of the former president .
Some members of the Cabinet spoke publicly. The Defense Minister, Agustín Rossi , who this Monday accompanied the President in the act in tribute to General José de San Martín, assured that it is "an absolute irresponsibility" to carry out a march in this context. "In Argentina, anyone can say what they want and express their opinion. I understand that there is a sector of society that has a critical view of the Government and has every right to express it, but to do so at such an aggressive time of the pandemic, not only in Argentina but also in the world, it is totally irresponsible, "he told Clarín.
Rossi warned that "regardless of the fact that there are no organic calls" of political parties, " more radical sectors of the opposition undoubtedly encourage it ." Along these lines, she recalled that "the president of the PRO (Patricia Bullrich) and other leaders said they were going to participate."
For the minister, the sectors that ignite the march "care very little what happens to the health of the Argentines" and concluded that the objective is "to wear down the government" and recalled that "except in January they always found some slogan to summon to march ".
For his part, the Undersecretary General of the Presidency, Miguel Cuberos, a man of extreme confidence of Alberto F; He indicated that "the right to demonstrate must always be respected, but this seems to be political speculation based on a critical situation that Argentina and the world are suffering." "Many who march have been dragging the fight for 9 months for the indigestible electoral result, " he launched in dialogue with this newspaper.
In the Government they also notice - and highlight - the contrasts in the opposition. And they celebrate "the attitude" of the dialogue wing of Together for Change, "the one that manages", in the words of the President. "(Horacio Rodríguez) Larreta, the radical governors and many opposition mayors were unmarked and said they are against it," they say.
But they grant that the convocation may be a preview of the opposition's direction to the Legislative ones. "Before each measure of the Government, are the moderates or the hawks who shout louder going to prevail?" Is the question that exists in Balcarce 50. Alberto F. alluded to something of this, when he summoned the unit but at the same time questioned the "folly of the others."
In that sense, the Government pointed to the tweet that the official PRO account uploaded. "A single man screaming makes more noise than a hundred thousand being silent," said the post, along with an image of a demonstration.
Earlier, one of the leaders of La Cámpora, Andrés "Cuervo" Larroque , had said that the march "does not have any spontaneity" and considered that there were "very clear intellectual mentors." And he named "former president Mauricio Macri, who is not even in the country."
"A sector headed by Macri with total irresponsibility is calling for this type of expression," the Buenos Aires Development Minister questioned El Uncover.
The former president was also the target of criticism from the leader of the CTA and deputy of the Frente de Todos Hugo Yasky, who questioned that the protest "collides with reality" and ironically argued that the protesters should hold "an act in Plaza Francia or in the French embassy to connect with the leader they have. "
In order not to be exposed, the ruling party decided not to make estimates regarding the magnitude of the call. They admit that, despite being a "minority" sector, due to the characteristics and methodology of its implementation (many are going to go in vehicles), there are chances that the images show a massive march.