The tension and the sparkles for the disagreements to confirm an electoral alliance were left aside for a few minutes tonight when Mauricio Macri He melted a hug loaded with smiles with the presidential advisor Santiago Caputo.
The meeting occurred during dinner organized by the Libertad Foundationheaded by the deputy of Ale Alejandro Bongiovani, in which the former president was one of the speakers of the night, together with the presidential spokesman and the first candidate for Buenos Aires legislator, Manuel Adorni.
Adorni was chosen by the government to speak at the event after the president Javier Milei He decided to give up to attend dinner, which last year had him as the main speaker. “The president stopped himself, in this lectern, and anticipated what was going to happen and happened. Against most opinion trainersThe objectives were not only achieved but were overlapping, ”said the spokesman.
The also candidate for Buenos Aires legislator for La Libertad advances He added: “The president also said that inflation was going to be quite below five percent. Today, inflation has its signed death certificate.” And he added another definition: “Milei fulfilled what he promised for his way of doing politics. The Argentines decided that if we are not thorough, the change is truncated”.
Adorni talked about him Kirchnerismwhich he defined as “A band of retired criminals”. But he also warned: “They cannot be given a millimeter of margin and you can’t talk to those who do not want to dialogue. freedom is not negotiated.”
In turn, Macri said for his part that “Argentina can be the first country that is cured of populism; It is what we believe in here and we are facing a great opportunity. ”
Caputo entered the living room minutes before nine. He entered smoking a cigarette and without even looking at the graphic reporters who asked him to take a shot. And after being received at the entrance of the property was taken to the living room, where the more than 120 guests began to be located.
At that time Macri was already in the hall, accompanied by his wife Juliana Alady. There was no public crossing with Milei’s star advisor at the beginning.
But what seemed to be a displacement changed suddenly and both ended up greeting themselves. He toned the Caputo initiative, who approached and extended his hand to the former president. Macri replied with a hug and a few words that made the advisor smile.
Caputo also went to meet Cristian Ritondothat he had not yet sat down at his table. They gave themselves a big hug and everything was smiles with the national deputy for Buenos Aires and One of the most enthusiastic promoters of an alliance with Libertarians in Buenos Aires territory.
In the table adjacent to that of the former president, Adorni was located. Was Several minutes sitting alone on your table Until Caputo arrived to greet him with a hug. At that time, Macri distributed hugs and handshakes with the guests who approached to greet him.
Sign of the times, the libertarians stayed with the center of the scene at the time of the speeches. In addition to Adorni, the deputy also spoke Alberto Benegas Lynchwho praised Milei’s government.
Adorni sat next to the Minister of Deregulation and Transformation of the State, Federico Sturzeneggerat a table reserved for government officials, although Caputo chose to be located next to the stage.
“Argentina was not a civilized country. Whenever we do a review we have to take into account the fire we were coming, we were in the seventh subsoil of hell, and now we are in the gaze of the world,” said Benegas Lynch.
Faced with Mauricio Macri for the lack of agreement to put together an electoral coalition, the head of the State declined the invitation to participate in the event arguing the trip made to El Vaticano to participate, on Saturday, of the funeral of the papa Franciscoalthough he returned to the country on Sunday and that same day he participated in an act in which he decorated the Spanish economist Jesús Huerta de Soto.
Last year, Milei had been the night star. Embarted by the results of his first management, he was encouraged to draw agorers of the progress of the economy and even break with the typical protocol of these meetings.
“The economy will rise as a diver fart,” he said in the midst of the laughter of those present and said inflation was going to be at 5% at the end of last year. He also began at that time his barrage of criticism against Buenos Aires governor, Axel Kicillofwho described as “Soviet” and Kirchnerism in general, which he accused of using noble causes to destabilize his government “because they know they lose and do not come back.”
These were times when the relationship with Macri still marched through normal lanes, hugged and was praise with the administration of the former president, And the PRO supported its initiatives, such as the Bases Law in Congress, and no one imagined that freedom progresses was going to end up facing the yellow team on Buenos Aires soil.
This is the eighth edition of the Foundation Foundation. As two years ago, Macri agreed on the same panel with the former president of Uruguay Julio Maria Sanguinetti. That time, it was also Mario Vargas Llosa. Tonight, the presence of the ex -president was dedicated to remembering the remarkable Peruvian writer, who died two weeks ago, by the hand of his son Álvaro Vargas Llosa.
After this panel, those who made contact were Santiago Caputo and Cristian Ritondo, who took advantage of an intermediate before the spokesman’s speech and candidate for Buenos Aires legislator Adorni.
As he could see The nationamong those present were Nicolás Massot, Carlos Maslaton, Juan Manuel López -of Animated talk with José Rolandi-, Fernando Iglesias, Diego Guelar, Damián Arabia, Federico Pinedo, Ramiro Marra, Lourdes Arrieta, Emilio Apud, Gerardo Milman, Nicolás Dujovne, Carolina Losada, Juliana Santillán, Diana Mondino, Ramón Lanús and Silvana Giudici, among others.
Mondino came to greet Adorni, affectionately. “Diana, do you return to politics?” They asked him. “I don’t speak (…) as if to excuse me”He said as he grabbed a cheese.
