Victoria Villarruel was in Salta for the Güemes Pact and resumes her own agenda

Of course, he clarified that the tiebreaker was a concession from Milei, by extending his trip abroad for a few hours. “We knew that there was a high probability that the vote would end tied 36 to 36, so the President of the Senate had to decide. The President wanted to wait for Victoria Villarruel to be the one to break the tie and obtain that important minute,” said.

Since January, the vice president toured several Argentine provinces and held meetings with governors. In February, in Salta, one day before Francos -then Minister of the Interior- arrived in that province, she held a meeting with the provincial leaders Sáenz, Jaldo, Jalil, Sadir and Hugo Passalacqua, from Misiones, of which the agenda did not transcend. Only the next day did these governors speak with Francos. Thus, the libertarian showed that she has her own game and marks the differences between her and the Casa Rosada.

Dressed as a gaucho

Villarruel started on Sunday night with his participation in the Salta festivity. Together with Sáenz he was at the traditional Guard ceremony Under the Stars, at the Güemes Monument, and this Monday he appeared in a gaucho suit at the Panteón de las Glorias del Norte, in the Cathedral, where floral offerings were placed and there were a religious service.

From there, with Sáenz they moved to the monument for the civic-military parade, in which thousands of gauchos participated, although in smaller numbers than last year, according to the president of the Traditionalist Gaucho Group of Güemes, Julio de los Ríos. “I know that the gauchos of Güemes do whatever it takes to pay tribute to our hero, but this year the economic situation is more difficult than ever.”

Before starting the parade, Sáenz, Jaldo, Sadir, Jalil and Zamora – pro tempore president of the Council of the Great North – gave Villarruel the “Güemes Pact”, which emphasizes the serious situation that the country and Salta are going through, in particular, due to “erroneous policies” and “mistakes by national governments over the years.”

“We chose for the signing of this document the date of June 17, which is not just another date in the calendar of Argentine history, but rather the day on which the entire country remembers the passage to immortality of General Martín Miguel de Güemes. A man from Salta who “he dedicated himself body and soul to the task of building a just and balanced free nation,” indicates the Pact. The document details that “the works, such as schools and routes, bring the province closer to progress.”

It also requests the Nation to reverse the situation, under the conditions and deadlines that are possible. “We do not do it in the name of political parties or sectors, we do it for Salta and for the country,” he concluded. The Pact also contains a proposal on the Federal Tax Sharing Regime and a project referring to the Bioceanic Corridor, key to linking the provinces of the Norte Grande with the ports.

After Villarruel received the document and in a brief contact with the press, she said: “I am very happy to be accompanying. I have come many times and before I was a civil servant, but today is an important party and I did not want to stop being there. I am going to receive and transfer the Pact to the national Government”. She avoided answering questions about the approval of the Base Law and the situation of the Ministry of Human Capital of the Nation. “It is not a day of politics, but to rescue the traditions and values ​​of Argentina,” held.

A few minutes before the start of the parade, in which Villarruel participated riding a horse, There was a moment of tension when national deputies from La Libertad Avanza got down from the box and left, with evident discomfort, since the document that was read in public contained paragraphs in which mention was made of the country’s economic and social crisis.

While he was leaving, the national deputy from Tucumán, Gerardo Huesenfrom Fuerza Republicana and partner of LLA, noted: “We cannot mix politics with something as noble and patriotic as recognizing General Güemes, what the Governor did really seems like an insult and a lack of respect.” “They are responsible for the critical situation that Argentina is experiencing and thanks to Milei and our vice president, we are helping to get ahead of this torment”said.

Repercussions

After the event, Sáenz said: “It is essential that the national government and the province work together for the aggrandizement of the country, because Güemes, nor Belgrano, nor San Martin, expected a divided Argentina, but rather to work together to move forward. “.

Jaldo from Tucumán also referred to the moment: “The Pact and the agreement that the people of Salta made today is the path we have to take. What started in Salta, there is no doubt that all the provinces of the Argentine Republic have to rise to the occasion and convene it. He advanced that on July 9, Independence Day, Tucumán will become the Capital of the country and all the governors should accompany the President.

In line with the governor of Salta, Zamora from Santiago also asked to fight for more federalism. “There are many impoverished provinces, coincidentally due to anti-federal policies and what the country needs is federalism,” he said.