Mauricio Macri, with a campaign speech at the Congress …

"We are better than in 2015". This is the general equilibrium with which President Mauricio Macri began his opening speech of the ordinary sessions of Congress in the Legislative Assembly. In his message of negating the effects of adjustment policies that, in four years, have brought down all production indices, poverty and state debt have increased, the president has spoken of "the inheritance received", of the "external storm", of "the changes" and repeats the other slogans of the campaign that led him in 2015 to the first magistracy. He promised that there would be "a drop in inflation" and said "less well off than in recent years". Each time, "it costs me more," he admitted.

In front of an empty congressional plaza and inside a compound in which an unusual security operation was deployed in accesses and boxes, Macri said that "one must look at the reality before you, "he asked to leave" the path of the shortcut "and badured that his government" badumes inflation, poverty and insecurity ".

"We made the decision to do what no generation has been encouraged to do," he said, adding that "changing seriously means going through hard times." "But when we started to grow, conditions changed and new challenges arose, new storms," ​​he added.

He said that "we build the foundations" and with "routes, trains, airports and Internet networks", without giving any quantifiable details, and affirmed that "what we achieve is huge, because we crack old and rooted structures ". .

Macri read his last millimetric speech studied not to contradict the slogans of the campaign that led him to the first magistracy, but contrasted however with the effects of the policy of adjustment that he had been applying since four years.

The preparatory session for the arrival of the first president began around 10:30 am under the aegis of Vice President Gabriela Michetti, who complied with the questions of form and protocol. Macri arrived at the seat of the legislative power in front of an empty but strongly fenced Plaza del Congreso by the federal security forces, the city of Buenos Aires and the army.

Macri was received by a committee of deputies and senators on the esplanade of Entre Ríos Avenue. Once inside, another delegation of legislators waited in the blue room. He signed the honor books and went to the Chamber of Deputies.

YES TO BASS

In his speech to deputies and senators, the president pointed to the signing of the DNU on the extinguishment of estate, which was rejected by the bicameral parliament of the legislature by legislating in criminal matters, which does not allow the law to be pbaded. is that the power of the legislative power, and to advance on an issue that is being processed in Congress. "Anyone who opposes saying where he is and who he wants to protect, while the vast majority is working to move the country forward," overtook the president and was followed by the entire official group who stopped to applaud him.

After pointing out that the DNU had not been approved by the bicameral commission, Macri asked legislators to seek the approval of two bills consistent with the axis of the election campaign that will be placed in the "security". Macri asked the Congress to approve the reform of the "century-old and patchy" Penal Code, even though it had been presented by a commission of experts last August and that the executive power itself had suspended its sent to Parliament to avoid reopening the abortion debate, which the project considers a crime.

Another of the measures requested by the president was the treatment of the juvenile penal regime, in which he ensured that "it is far more than last year when the age of accountability is low ", is to answer the many children who are about to become delinquents. "Thus, the President confirmed that the official project would aim to reduce the age of accountability, which was rejected by UNICEF and all the child advocacy organizations consulted by executive power.

In trying to review "the challenges that I had proposed last year," Macri enumerated the fight against drug trafficking, state modernization, the promotion of tourism, the road safety, the creation of national parks, the quality badessments of education, etc. "Ripe debate on issues such as abortion", to which the president and a large part of his cabinet have openly opposed.

"THE GREW ECONOMY"

"They asked us to govern responsibly," said Macri, referring to those who voted for him in 2015, an argument he made in several excerpts from his speech in the face of criticism from the US headquarters. # 39; opposition. "I am here because the Argentineans voted for me," repeated the president to stop the criticism addressed to deputies of opposition to the achievements listed.

"If we had not made the decisions we had made, the economy would have collapsed, we proposed a gradual path that worked for two and a half years: the economy grew, the Inflation has decreased, poverty has decreased and we have created 700,000 jobs, "Macri restored. first years to avoid talking about the figures of the last year and made that the opposition bench stopped to applaud him ironically.

"When we started to grow and shake ourselves as a country, we had three unforeseen shocks," insisted the president to explain the economic crisis that had worsened in 2018, and was encouraged to note that the crisis occurs "in the spring, without failure or trap". "and considered that the economic adjustment plan to end the budget deficit would be a gesture of" social justice. "From the third plateau, activists Cambiemos applauded, harangued and accused the opposition:" They do not come back.

Despite the attempt to save the positive numbers, the president had to talk about one of the broken promises of his presidential campaign: zero poverty. Macri said that it was "a horizon in which we are going" and felt that the resumption of Indec was a reason to "tell the truth", while acknowledging that "boys are the hardest hit" in a context in which "poverty is turning back the one before", he launched the only announcement of his speech: an increase of 46% of Universal allocation per child from March.

LOOK AT SESGADA

When he talked about transportation, he chose to focus on freight trains. He badured that "during these three years, we have made unprecedented progress" in which "trains play a central role again in our development", and enumerated the amount of grain transported from the Inside several provinces.

With less emphasis and precision, he also evoked "the revolution of the plane" and, contrary to what is happening, said that thanks to it, "tourism continues to grow" . He pointed out that Argentina was in recent years "the first (tourist) destination of America" ​​"without stating that this was due to the devaluation of the peso against the dollar." On the contrary, he claimed that the arrival of visitors from other countries was "due to the fact that we carried out infrastructure works" to receive them.

Despite successive conflicts with pilots, technicians, air personnel and the various unions in the sector, the president said that in his government, "we are improving competition" and that "we continue in the fight for the sustainability of Aerolineas Argentinas ". He felt that this would be done "with more punctuality and air routes" but he did not mention the number of routes lost by the flag company because the Ministry of Transport had entrusted them to low-cost airlines. costs that had begun to operate in the country.

L & # 39; ENERGY

"They made us believe that the energy was worthless and nobody cared", was the slogan with which the president had defended his energy policy, which was more than 1500% since 2015. "After a cultural process, we understand that the energy is worth" He added.

He argued that the population "understood that energy is worthwhile" and felt that this was part of a "cultural process" initiated in recent years and not rates of more than 1400% applied by his government.

Then, inexplicably, he traced a similarity between "technological development" and "freedom". He interpreted that "freedom is achieved by modernizing them" and added that, in this sense, "the digital creates bridges". Ponderó pointed out the fact that several rural schools had Internet and stressed that this was due to "what we do through the ARSAT", but omitting the frequencies of this state company that the government has put on the market.

RETURN TO GUAIDÓ

One of the most applauded articles by the pro-government audience is the one in which he mentioned the situation in Venezuela. He criticized the previous government for "the pact with Iran" and for "decorating Nicolás Maduro, when it was known that he respected neither democracy nor rights" in his country.

In addition, he ratified his "recognition of Juan Guaidó" as so-called president and declared that "Argentina has regained its positive role in the region", through the Lima group . "The Argentineans have chosen to change, we have an important role in the international community," he added, adding that the G20 Summit was an example. He presumed that "many of you were surprised and acted like me".

CITRONS AND CANNES, "YES CAN"

Macri's "world tour" is "arrived with our cherries and blueberries" in several countries, as well as the export of "lemons to the United States". He also praised "meat in Japan", "pools (sold) in Chile" and "yerba mate a Siria", among others.

"Argentina is welcomed as a loved one coming home from a long journey" and called on the opposition to establish "agreements for Argentina in 30 years, serious agreements without opportunism and benefits".

He then badured that "we are not adrift", reiterated that "we are better off than three years ago" and he said that during this period "we have created the conditions and the foundations, and we are ready to go ahead. " He felt that "we have a better democratic quality" and asked "the Argentines not to let go and not throw in the towel" because "the future is with us, where they get up" and go to work ".

"I am the first to know how much suffering" has generated his government in the most neglected sectors, but stressed that "I have taken charge." Likewise, deputies, senators and leaders macristas began to sing "yes it is possible / yes it is possible".