Javier Milei revoked the decree against nepotism to appoint his sister general secretary of the Presidency

On a Sunday full of ceremonies and formal events in which Javier Milei assumed the presidency of the Argentina, the new president signed a Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) by which he revoked a rule established years ago by former president Mauricio Macri – his ally in the second round against Sergio Massa – in which he prohibited the appointment of direct relatives in public administration. The new head of state resolved this measure by appointing his sister, Karina Mileiat the head of a ministerial-level secretariat.

Yesterday afternoon he swore in his nine ministers and the chief of staff in the White Room of the Pink House, and particularly when appointing Karina Milei in the position of The General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Nation could not help but be excited.

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To be able to experience this event, Milei had to back down with a decree published in the summer of 2018 by former president Macri which established: “No appointments may be made of people, under any modality, throughout the National Public Sector who have any kinship relationship, either in a direct line or in a collateral line up to the second degree, with the President and Vice-President gives the Nation, head of the “Cabinet of ministers, ministers and other officials with the rank and hierarchy of minister”.

Karina Milei was sworn in as secretary general of the Presidency of the Nation pic.twitter.com/6uihIihwET

-LA NACION (@LANACION) December 10, 2023

The norm, signed January 30 from that year to Macri and the then Chief of Staff Marcos Penawas justified with the intention of continuing to “improve the institutionality, integrity and transparency of all public policies” carried out by that government and the need to “adapt new criteria that are applicable to the appointment regime under any type of employees public”. ” after two years of management and after an “administrative reorganization”.

At that time, The publication of the regulations generated controversy as people affected by the measure had to “disengage” before the following February 28th.although appointments made through a public competition or those with tenure were excluded.

Now, this Monday, December 11, 2023, the rule was modified through decree 12/2023, published in the Official Gazette, and left in force the impossibility for an official to appoint a person “who has a kinship relationship, both in a direct line and in a collateral line up to the second degree, including spouse and de facto union” in the public employee regime. However, it exempted the President from this, who – as argued in the recitals – has powers through the National Constitution to appoint and dismiss officials in accordance with the principle of suitability for access to public positions.

The difference between one decree and another is that the first speaks of the impossibility of attributing public positions “under any modality”, while the new one establishes that they cannot be hired specifically in the “modalities of the Laws no.. 20,744 (to 1976), its amendments and supplements, and 25,164 it’s yours Regulatory Decree No. 1,421 of August 8, 2002 and its amendment, and Decree no. 1109 on December 28, 2017″. These are the contracting modalities that govern the employment contract regime and the regulatory framework for national public employment.

Among the first measures that the president-elect signed was the new law on ministries, which reduced the number of portfolios from 18 to 9. He also took on the task of making his Cabinet official, as published in the early hours of Monday in the Official Gazette.

Source: Elcomercio

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