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Economy Minister Martín Guzmán resigns in Argentina; Silvina Batakis takes office

2022-07-04T01:16:27.157Z


Martín Guzmán, Argentina's economy minister, resigned from his post this Saturday, according to a statement he shared on Twitter.


Martín Guzmán resigned from the position of Minister of Economy of Argentina 3:20

(CNN Spanish) –

Martín Guzmán resigned this Saturday from his position as Minister of Economy of Argentina, as reported on his Twitter account.

In an extensive 7-page text, Guzmán indicated that when he took office the country "was plunged into a deep economic, social and debt crisis, and to this was added first a global pandemic and then the current war in Ukraine."

And he added that "the first time I spoke to Argentina as the Nation's Minister of Economy, I said that our goal was to reassure the economy. That concept may not generate much enthusiasm for some, but it always seemed to me (and it seems to me) that reassuring the economy would constitute a true epic.”

With the deep conviction and confidence in my vision of the path that Argentina should follow, I will continue working and acting for a fairer, freer and more sovereign Homeland.

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– Martín Guzmán (@Martin_M_Guzman) July 2, 2022

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Guzmán ended his resignation text by saying that "with the deep conviction and confidence in my vision of the path that Argentina should follow, I will continue working and acting for a more just, free and sovereign homeland."

Silvina Batakis is the new Minister of Economy

His appointment comes after more than 24 hours of uncertainty where the tensions of the government coalition were made evident, and in particular between the president and his vice president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

Batakis held the position of Minister of Economy of the province of Buenos Aires between 2011 and 2015 during the government of Daniel Scioli, now Minister of Productive Development.

Ignacio Grimaldi and Iván Pérez Sarmenti contributed to this report. 

Source: cnnespanol

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