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The Argentine president, Alberto Fernandezwho during his tenure has experienced strong tensions with the vice president, Cristina Kirchnerassured this Thursday that both have the “same goal for the country” and highlighted the change of name of the Peronist coalition, which is now called Union for the Fatherlandfacing the elections next October.
“we founded Union for the Fatherland because we trust that in order to live in a country capable of building these things we must be united”, said the president during an act in the Buenos Aires town of peppers.
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The pro-government Frente de Todos, whose main referents are Alberto Fernandez, Cristina Kirchner and the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massawas renamed this Wednesday Unión por la Patria, when the term expired to write down the parties that will integrate the political alliances for the elections.
The Head of State toured this Thursday the facilities of the Buenos Aires town of Pipinas, where a propellant rocket is being built that will put locally manufactured satellites into orbit and witnessed the closure of the first stage of the Argentine launcher thunderer II.
“Cristina Kirchner and I have the same objective regarding the country we want to build, that is why she promoted this and I gave the order to start building the first propellant rocket for our satellites, because we both believe that Argentina can and should do that.”, remarked the president, who will not run for a second term.
For the moment, the new Union for the Homeland has not confirmed who or who will be the presidential candidates who will compete in the primaries on August 13, elections in which the final candidates of each coalition for the presidential elections on October 22 will be defined.
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The ruling party continues to weave its strategy at a difficult time, with a drop in the popularity of the Government due to the economic crisis, with annual inflation of more than 100%, while the main opposition formation, Together for Changealready has several safe candidates, in the midst of a particular internal battle.
“Now that we unite for the homeland, let’s value it. This is the homeland: that we are here, in Pipinas, building a propellant rocket to put into orbit the satellites that in the Argentina are made”, Fernandez closed.
Source: Elcomercio
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