Daniel Scioli returns to the Executive
.
The former ambassador to Brazil will finally take charge of the
Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Sports
that depends on the Ministry of the Interior, headed by his friend and former Buenos Aires official
Guillermo Francos
.
The former motorcyclist, who had been asked by Foreign Minister
Diana Mondino to continue leading the embassy in Brazil
, had served as Minister of Tourism and Sports during the administration of Eduardo Duhalde.
Just 10 months ago, Scioli was excited about being a presidential candidate and even about a victory in the first round of Peronism.
At the same time, he asked
not to minimize the phenomenon of Javier Milei
.
The diagnosis was not correct, although he was not that far off.
He was not a candidate, but the Peronist candidate Sergio Massa was three points away from being consecrated in the first round and the libertarian phenomenon escalated until finally reaching the Casa Rosada.
The former motorcyclist was there on Friday to meet alone with Minister
Francos
,
much more than an old acquaintance
, who during Scioli's Buenos Aires governorship served as head of Banco Provincia.
Together with President @JMilei we met with @danielscioli, who will take over the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Sports of @MinInteriorAR.
pic.twitter.com/uxTtBwfQeC
— Guillermo Francos (@GAFrancosOk) January 30, 2024
The visit of the last ambassador in Brazil reactivated the rumors about an imminent
landing of Scioli in the Executive
, while his
request
to continue leading the embassy in Brazil was waiting in the Senate and
already
had the approval of Lula da Silva
.
Neither in the Interior nor in Scioli's entourage gave details of the meeting where his arrival to the Executive was finalized.
“
He only came to talk, it was a private meeting
,” the Government tried to minimize.
Officials with an office in La Rosada admitted in any case that the incorporation of Scioli would have a
beneficial political impact for the Executive
.
A vacant position made for Scioli
The brand new Ministry of
Tourism, Environment and Sports
had been vacant since Milei's inauguration: Clarín had anticipated it more than a month ago that the former Buenos Aires governor was negotiating that place that he considers ideal for him: “
It is made in the image and likeness of Daniel
” , said a former socialist official.
The only name that was heard for the position of secretary of three areas that until December had ministerial rank was that of the former governor.
The detail that the three undersecretaries had been confirmed supported the hypotheses.
The soccer player representative
Ricardo Schlieper
took charge of Sports;
and the lawyer specialized in environmental law
Ana Lamas
took the lead in the environment.
Yanina Martínez
, who already held the undersecretary of Tourism during the administration of Alberto Fernández, will continue in her position.
In the last few hours, Martínez shared photos and tours with
Lorena Scioli
-daughter and collaborator of the former governor- at the Tourism Fair in Madrid.
It was not the only novelty that mixed family and politics in the Scioli-Milei equation.
Nicolás Scioli
renewed his position as director of the Investment and Foreign Trade Bank (BICE) hours after the former ambassador's visit to La Rosada.
In the Interior, Scioli has other old acquaintances such as the virtual vice minister
Lisandro Catalán
and the undersecretary of Provinces
Javier Milano Rodríguez
.
Rounds and turns in the negotiation
The twists and turns in the negotiation with the opposition for the omnibus law that Francos pushed with uneven luck
raised questions about the true power of the Minister of the Interior
and even about his future in the Cabinet.
The minister himself was ironic about the rumors that gave him as a possible ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Scioli's desire
to return to a management position was clear
, although he remained silent.
His dialogue skills could hardly channel the bond between
Javier Milei and Lula da Silva
, although he always has faith in himself and has in his track record a rapprochement with
Jair Bolsonaro
when the former Brazilian president had become a fierce critic of Alberto Fernández.
Scioli had already vacated the ambassador's residence in the Brazilian capital and his functions were formally absorbed by the chargé d'affaires
Rodrigo Bardoneschi
, a career Foreign Ministry official.
The former motorcyclist, however, continued until the end making informal arrangements.
Last week he met with the governor of Entre Ríos Rogelio Frigerio and the Minister of Production of Santa Fe to advise them.
Days before, he made time to rest and explore Mar del Plata, his place in the world.
In a gesture that does not need any
overinterpretation
, the governor published a photo with the CEO of FlyBondi and a cap with the legend “
The forces of heaven
” that Foreign Minister Diana Modino had brought him during his visit to Brazil.
At 66 years old, Scioli writes a new chapter in his busy political itinerary.
From
Menem to Duhalde
;
from Duhalde to the Kirchners
, from the governorship and his presidential dream cut short to the embassy in Brazil, from a frustrated candidacy to support his intimate enemy Sergio Massa;
from Peronism to the libertarian forces of Javier Milei
.
The new secretary, always viewed with distrust by Kirchnerism, liked the nickname of the "traitor who never betrayed."
In La Cámpora they no longer have the same opinion.