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Macri's assets in a blind trust; the elected president reiterates pledge to combat corruption

Tuesday, December 1st 2015 - 07:26 UTC
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Argentine President-elect Mauricio Macri said in a television interview that he would place his assets in a blind trust after being sworn in on Dec. 10. Macri also reiterated his commitment to combat corruption and said he would turn any official suspected of corruption over to judicial authorities. Read full article

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  • Mendoza Canadian

    And cfk's stolen riches are in the Saychelles where she made an illegal stop a few years ago.

    Dec 01st, 2015 - 11:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Captain Poppy

    A good start by far. This is what world leaders of all democracies do......except Analface Kirchner. A nice quiet investigation over the corruption over the past 12 years. But, followers will never believe just how corrupt Argentina and SA is. But, we can sit on the sidelines and just watch the bolivarian revolution continue to implode and collapse on itself at the hands of Dilma, Bus driver and all the other two centavo players. Their day or reckoning is fast approaching.

    Dec 01st, 2015 - 03:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ElaineB

    Pinera did the same when he was president.

    Dec 01st, 2015 - 04:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • chronic

    Who are you kidding?

    To the victor go the spoils.

    It's latam.

    It's not ideological - corruption is a rottingroadkillian cultural construct.

    The average porteno can only hope that some of the regimes interests are beneficial and coincide with the own.

    Viva la Buccaneers!

    Root out corruption?

    Indict all the incumbents and organize 24 hour a day nonstop courts?

    Who would arrest the complicit law enforcement personnel?

    To clean up rottingroadkill would require dismantling it and operating for an extended period under supervision.

    A little humor can always be tolerated but the suggestion that the rg government can be sanitized insults one's intelligence

    Dec 01st, 2015 - 05:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    Macri is saying the right sort of things and I for one am willing to wait and see before calling him the 'same as before' in Argentine politics.

    Time will tell, but many of the population will think six months will do it when it clearly will not.

    Dec 01st, 2015 - 06:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ilsen

    “Argentine President-elect Mauricio Macri said in a television interview that he would place his assets in a blind trust after being sworn in on Dec. 10. Macri also reiterated his commitment to combat corruption and said he would turn any official suspected of corruption over to judicial authorities.”

    Well, I certainly hope so. Unfortunately experience leaves us with little hope.

    I would be very happy if my fears are ungrounded.

    I would have no problem, in fact I would welcome Argentina to the modern world.
    I don't need to list what they need to do, for regular posters.... but let's be positive for once.
    Can we just imagine for a moment if Argentina paid its debts, fully engaged diplomatically, dropped the Trade Barriers etc. Forgot about the useless “Malvinas Myth”, encouraged local, small businesses, cleansed its Judicial System... and... and...

    Ahh... I said I wasn't going to list....

    ooops!

    Dec 02nd, 2015 - 01:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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