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Agustín Rossi was sworn in as head of the Cabinet of Ministers: he is Alberto Fernández's third

2023-02-15T20:35:14.620Z


The until now head of the AFI replaces Juan Manzur, who is going to Tucumán to shore up the electoral campaign in his province. The comings and goings of him with the President.


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".

DS​


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

Source: clarin

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