The complaints against those who try to form the party of Javier Milei in Mendoza They are getting bigger and bigger and the scandal is beginning to take shape in a striking way.
And they all point to those who are forming the local headquarters of Freedom Advancesthe national representative Lourdes Arrieta And his brother Martinwho works for her in the lower house of Congress.
Among the most striking accusations, and which reflects a practice of ancient politics that was already thought to have been eradicated, There are “trick” endorsements with apocryphal signatures and the incorporation of deceased people to the list of adhesions that every party needs to be formed as such when presented to the Federal Electoral Justice.
Specifically what is being said is that quite a few PRO militants, affiliated with that party, appear as adherents. Even some who have already died.
One of those affected by this particular incorporation is the former provincial senator Pablo Priore, who today serves as Administrative Secretary of the Upper House of Mendoza.
Priore spoke at the “Side A” programof Radio Jornada (FM 91.9) and confirmed that his father, who died six years ago, is on that list of adherents. “This generates indignation,” the former legislator confirmed forcefully.
From his point of view, when seeking to join a party from someone like Milei, who did very well in the last elections in the province, he does not need to resort to this type of maneuvers that deny legality. “They come to offer that they are the new politics – as Milei himself suggests – and they are doing the wrong thing about politics,” questioned Priore.
The leader of the PRO, who is also one of the strong political weapons of Vice Governor Hebe Casado, confirmed the maneuver of the young people who are promoting the creation of the new party. “They have taken the PRO register, I don’t know if it is a current one or an old one, where my father also appears,” he said to explain the action.
In that list, other well-known leaders of the party that Mauricio Macri created years ago always appear, such as Orlando Terranova, Rodolfo Benítez, Gustavo Senetiner, among others, who appear on the membership list.
He also stressed that in his particular case he will not file a complaint (due to his father’s appearance on the list), because others, such as Terranova and Enrique Thomas, have already done so.
“Justice has already taken notice and can call as witnesses those of us who have come out to explain that there have been people who have not signed their adhesion”said Priore, who is also a lawyer by profession.
But he will act from politics and will seek, together with other members of his party, for the Chamber of Deputies of the Nation to analyze the “moral inability” of Lourdes Arrieta with consequences that could be decisive for the young legislator’s short career.
“During Covid, a deputy from Salta made an obscene appearance in a (virtual) session and was dismissed. This is much more serious. I think the camera has to act,” Priore emphasized.
Along the same lines, and when asked if he had received any explanation from members of La Libertad Avanza, the former head of the Mendoza PRO considered that “President Milei should not be aware” of this complicated situation of his local militants and therefore That weighed the actions that he will promote in Congress against Arrieta.
“When we make the presentation, Milei will find out,” said Priore and justified: “This is damaging the credibility of the democratic system.” Exactly what Milei himself has systematically reviled and what made him win the elections, especially in Mendoza, a fact that allowed some of his most faithful followers to reach the National Congress. What precisely happened with Lourdes Arrieta.
