After several twists and turns with President
Alberto Fernández
and
Cristina Kirchner
, the comptroller of the Federal Intelligence Agency (AGI) and former Defense Minister,
Agustín Rossi
was sworn in at the Casa Rosada as the new Chief of Cabinet
of ministers, instead of
Juan Manzur
.
As announced by
Clarín
, Rossi took office this afternoon in the position in which
Santiago Cafiero
was first and after the man from Tucumán, who is going to his province to campaign for his former rival
Osvaldo Jaldo
for re-election as governor.
"With Agustín we have a friendship of many years, when we walked with Nestor (Kirchner) and we were very few, Jorge Argüello said that there was a councilor in Rosario who could play with us. Agustín knows everything I love him, I appreciate and value him and in By virtue of his values and his political commitment, he will work with me to preserve the unity of space", Alberto Fernández said at the event.
Before taking Rossi's oath, Alberto Fernández recalled 40 years of Democracy and greeted León Arslanian, former judge of the National Criminal and Correctional Appeals Chamber of the Federal Capital, who judged the military junta of the last military dictatorship .
With praise, he also thanked Manzur for the services rendered.
"He came at a very difficult time for us, at a difficult time for our government, he put his chest to the bullets and helped us like few others. I want to thank you publicly," the President remarked.
Thus, Rossi returned to the government from which
he left the Government
when
in default of the vice president's claims
he decided to run for the 2021 Santa Fe PASO, which he later lost.
In June of last year, he restored his relationship with Alberto Fernández and accepted the position at the head of the spy agency.
The oath was scheduled for 4:30 p.m. but -as usual in presidential protocol-
it was delayed
.
It takes place one day before the political table called by the President for this year's presidential elections.
This Wednesday the meeting had the confirmation that the Buenos Aires governor Axel Kicillof and the Buenos Aires minister Andrés "Cuervo" Larroque will participate.
Regarding the replaced Manzur, in a statement the Government indicated: "The President of the Nation, Dr. Alberto Fernández, and the Chief of Staff, Juan Manzur, agreed that the latter return
to the province of Tucumán
to lead the campaign election that will promote Osvaldo Jaldo for the governorship".
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look also
The Government confirmed that Agustín Rossi will assume next Wednesday as the new chief of staff
Andrés "Cuervo" Larroque, Axel Kicillof and the heads of the CGT confirm that they will go to the political table and the names are defined