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“Support” for the libertarian Javier Milei for the second electoral round, explained by the former president Mauricio Macri and former Together for Change candidate, Patricia Bullrichis “unconditional”, said this Friday the former president of Argentina between 2015 and 2019.
“We are going to give support and not an agreement, unconditional support. It’s not in exchange for anything.”he noted in an interview with Miter Radio the co-founder and leader of the party Republican Proposal (Pro) – which is part of the center-right coalition Together for Change-.
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Macri declared that “the priority continues to be change” in relation to dominant Peronism and that the candidate of Advances of Freedom (far right) is “the only path that Argentina has today” in view of the second presidential round, which will take place on November 19th.
The former president, architect of the meeting in which Bullrich ended his explicit support for Milei for the second round, he recognized that the division in “exchange offer” before the Argentine electorate harmed its formation, especially among young people, and with “modesty” accepted that “people chose sooner to drive change” for the libertarian economist.
However, the former Argentine president highlighted that the primary process experienced during his formation, in which Bullrich was imposed on the mayor of Buenos Aires, Horacio Rodriguez Larreta“it didn’t work” and that “it allowed Javier grow in your proposal.”
Regarding the meeting held on Tuesday the 24th, two days after the elections and one before Bullrich announced his support for Milei at a press conference, Macri highlighted that it was a meeting between “people concerned about the future” of Argentina It is “so that hope returns” For the country.
“We don’t ask for anything, we didn’t come here to give and receive. We are here to collaborate in whatever is necessary for the future of Argentina, but no charges were discussed. Milei’s sympathy with the people in our space escapes him“, said the former president.
The candidate of the opposition coalition, Patricia Bullrichcame third in the vote on October 22, with 23.83% of the vote, behind the party in power Sergio Massa (36.68%) and Javier Milei (29.98%), who will contest the second presidential round in next November 19th.
Three days later, and after the aforementioned evening meeting held at the Macrithe former candidate attended accompanied by her running mate, Luis Petrito show your membership Mileiwhich generated great discomfort within the coalition Together for Change.
Pro politicians and other forces that make up the alliance, such as Radical Civic Union (UCR) and alliance Yesvica (CC), refused to support this proposal and declared their “neutrality” or “margin of freedom” to voters and supporters in the second round.
Several leaders of these formations pointed out Macri like him “great responsible” of the coalition’s electoral defeat due to its proximity to Javier Milei.
Source: Elcomercio
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