Federico Mayol
09/16/2021 13:09
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 09/16/2021 1:15 PM
"'Wadito',
Eduardo 'Wado' from Pedro
goes to the Ministry of the Interior
. We have known each other for many years. I always think of him that he likes to practice politics as I like, on the basis of dialogue, talking and putting ourselves Okay. The truth is that we have made a dizzying path in the last few years and I feel that we will be working together for many more years. "
This is how
Alberto Fernández
presented
his new Interior Minister on December 6, 2019, days before taking office. Pragmatic and trustworthy for the red circle, De Pedro had been a key leader in the unification process of Peronism that ended with Fernández as President.
This Wednesday,
the trust between the Head of State and "Wadito" exploded into the air
: according to sources from the presidential environment, once the minister leaked his resignation, followed by another ten officials who answered Cristina Kirchner, Fernández and De Pedro no they had spoken again until evening.
And the latter
did not appear again at his office on the ground floor
of the Casa Rosada, which on Thursday morning was pure anxiety among ministerial collaborators.
The Interior Ministry this Thursday, the day after the resignation of several officials.
So far, there is no sign that the minister, whose resignation has not yet been accepted or rejected, will return to his post.
Fernández, they trust from his surroundings,
was thrown out of place
.
She learned of the message from De Pedro, one of the members of the leadership of La Cámpora, of the most absolute confidence of the former President, while she was traveling by helicopter to José C. Paz to have lunch with Mario Ishii.
Nobody warned him.
Eduardo "Wado" De Pedro embraces Alberto Fernández when he took office as Minister of the Interior.
When he returned to his office after 4:30 p.m., he locked himself in with his core of closest advisers until late at night.
He analyzed changes, made catharsis, received the call of governors and trade unionists and before leaving he ordered to sketch a thread of tweets that, in the end, he published on his account this noon.
Meanwhile,
"Wado" warned the most trusted officials and collaborators that it was necessary to maintain secrecy
, and went to the Senate to meet with the vice president and Máximo Kirchner.
In the Casa Rosada,
the Interior Minister's decision fell like a bucket of ice water
.
They even recalled that when last year the Government advanced with the pruning of funds from the coparticipation to the Buenos Aires administration, it was De Pedro who telephoned Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, minutes before the announcement, to anticipate the decision.
This time, the official did not think it appropriate to notify.
Alberto Fernández left Casa Rosada on Wednesday after the resignation crisis.
Photo Photos Emmanuel Fernández.
Is that,
La Cámpora and Cristina Kirchner insisted for months with an airy claim
for the President to retouch part of his cabinet, professionalize the management and accelerate the implementation of an economic program that benefits the middle and lower sectors.
Sunday's electoral debacle accelerated times, and brought the Frente de Todos to its maximum internal tension.
The minister and the dozen officials who presented their resignation en masse this Wednesday did so after the extensive summit that the former President and Fernández staged in Olivos, towards the end of Tuesday.
According
to reports
,
Fernández confirmed to the main shareholder of the coalition that he would introduce changes sooner rather than later
.
For Kirchnerism, it was not enough.
The resignation of "Wado" De Pedro, however, did not surprise only the Government:
also the red circle.
Two hours before sending it, the official received a flood of praise from Susan Segal and some of the market leaders at the virtual meeting of the Council of the Americas.
They highlighted the efficiency of the scrutiny of Sunday's elections, and highlighted their role in the government coalition.
