"Legacy" argument no longer stands for the Macri government, warns political analyst

“Legacy” argument no longer stands for the Macri government, warns political analyst

Tuesday, March 6th 2018 - 06:56 UTC

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The argument of the “legacy” from the Kirchner years no longer stands, since normally on the third year of an elected government public opinion becomes more demanding, explained Argentine political analyst Rosendo Fraga commenting on the latest events in Argentina and the administration of president Mauricio Macri. Read full article

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Enrique Massot
Well, yes. It was a matter of time for the legacy argument to wear off. Two years was an extremely long period though, and the government of Mauricio Macri is going to need to show some tangible results beyond pre-election freebies.
However, the model chosen by Macri and Co. of keeping the lights on through massive indebtedness may have tied the country to events it cannot control, that being the progressive increase of interest rates that will increase the debt servicing component of the GDP.
On the other hand, Fraga is right to point to the Gustavo Arribas case as an example of a long list of potential conflict of interest or downright corruption so far shrugged off by the Macri administration with the obvious help of friendly members of the judiciary.
Which raises the question: are we going to see Arribas and other members of the “best team of the last fifty years” paraded in pyjamas or with helmet and vests?
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