Ignacio Ortelli
03/05/2021 14:07
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 03/05/2021 2:07 PM
Marcela Losardo's hours at the head of the Ministry of Justice seem to be numbered.
In the midst of
the government's advance against the Judiciary
, the minister and lifelong friend of President Alberto Fernández, strongly questioned from sectors of Kirchnerism, could leave her post.
Losardo was part of the group of
"officials who do not work"
to which Cristina Kirchner alluded at the end of last year, but had resisted the attack, despite being the target of the toughest swords of Kirchnerism that questioned an alleged inaction in the face of the continuity of the
lawfare
against the vice president and other leaders.
The
rumors about the departure of Losardo
were the order of the day after this open letter from Cristina, but never fulfilled.
But in the last hours
the internal discussion was rekindled
and, according to high official sources entrusted to
Clarín
, the minister is
seriously analyzing the possibility of leaving her post
and, thus, freeing her friend and partner from any
tension
within the Government .
"Alberto is not going to kick her out, but Marcela is loyal to her friend and is
going to do what she thinks is best for him,
" the government told this newspaper.
Losardo broke his low profile this week after federal prosecutor
Carlos Stornelli
, targeted by Kirchnerism and investigated by the Justice in the cause of illegal espionage, said that the minister had called him to show solidarity with the so-called "puff operation."
The minister denied the prosecutor and described his statements as "nonsense".
"Does it enter the head of someone that I can sympathize with?" He replied.
And he assured that he does not even have his phone.
But to Losardo, beyond his denial,
Kirchnerism always questioned his good relationship
with what he calls the "judicial corporation."
It is precisely on this point that the questions about the alleged inaction of the minister are based.
As of the March 1 speech, Fernández seemed to
inaugurate another stage
with respect to his strategy of linking with the Judicial Power, which increased the versions.
"For a matter of trajectory,
Marcela cannot do what now has to be done,
" the sources maintain.
In addition, Losardo's link with his number 2 in the Ministry,
Juan Martín Mena
, a stalwart of Cristina, is broken.
With his departure, Losardo would further decompress the tension between the President and a sector of hard-line Kirchnerism.
But, at the same time, the Casa Rosada is evaluating the impact it can have on the image of the President.
That phrase that, as a show of strength, was repeated until not long ago, regarding Losardo leaving office on Fernández's last day as President,
today is in doubt
.