Federico Pinedo: "Peronism must participate in our government because it is part of the Argentine reality"

In the context of an intense internal debate on the change in the electoral road map to achieve the re-election of Mauricio Macri, provisional president of the Senate and one of the chiefs of the head of state, as he is Federico Pinedo, launched a rebel definition of the officialist front to which it belongs: "Peronism must participate in our government because it is part of the reality of Argentina," he said.

Pinedo has just been re-elected for a fourth term as head of the Upper House and in dialogue with Infobae He stressed that it "would be impossible for a government of Cambiemos not to have a leader from Peronism". However, the call by Senator PRO has its limits. It aims to add the leaders of the "Humanist and Christian Peronism" and not those "anti-system peronists" which binds Kirchnerism and that they yesterday launched strong complaints against the President at the opening of the ordinary sessions of Congress.

Pinedo has also added other encrypted messages. He thinks the electorate will be sidelined in October for the change for a simple reason: "We may not be the best firefighters, but I do not think people are voting for an arsonist who wants to burn the country". The diatribe addresses directly to Kirchnerism.

And for the radicals, the provisional Speaker of the Senate also left another message stating that "Anyone can submit a candidacy if he wishes and fight at the OSP for the presidency to Cambio, but Argentina is going through a difficult period and we have to trench next to the president so that the country can move forward, we can not spend more energy than that, "he said.

-Senator, what was your badessment of Macri's opening speech?

– The president has shown his attachment to a very difficult situation in Argentina and to the Argentineans who have less. And he showed a lot of hope to get out of the situation that we did not deserve and that we can overcome. From there, he announced extraordinary help with a huge increase of 46% for Universal Assignment by Child (AUH) to help the less fortunate through difficult times. And in this case, the rating is given by the intolerant who can not listen and tolerates the other who thinks differently. From there, you can not build anything for Argentina.

-What happened in the room for Joanna Picetti to enter the room when Macri spoke?

-We should ask Picetti's psychology or let her in. What happened is that he committed two crimes. On the one hand, disregarding the order of the President of the Assembly to withdraw from the premises and the other crime was to hinder the session. With his misdeeds and impropriety, he committed two crimes and for this reason we denounced him in criminal court.

-What are the goals that you have set for yourself as provisional Speaker of the Senate in this complicated year of election candidates?

– During my term, I will make every effort to ensure that the Senate continues to be the House of Respect. Respect for those who think differently. If it is not respected, you can not hear each other and you can not take what the other has to propose to make agreements in order to find a land of 39, agreement with the opponent. I will bet for the respect, for more than in these four years of mandate for the first time the Kirchnerismo did not support our appointment of the authorities of the Upper House. The Kirchnerism in the appointment session of the authorities took a very anti-system attitude. Absolute disqualification of all those who are not: the President of the Nation, those who accompany him, the opposition who is not them, prosecutors and judges of the Nation. ;Argentina. This sparked a kind of plot to destroy Argentina. This is unacceptable as a communication code.

– Can agreements with the opposition led by the election struggle in the Senate?

– In that, I am Peronist. I absolutely believe in what Perón raised first in the homeland, then in the movement and after the men. Those who want to place their people or their parties above the homeland or rather the convenience of Argentines, especially those who have less, must move away from this place. We must seek agreement and construction.

-But Peronism will not relegate positions on the basis of a government that is not its political color …

-I still think about what Perón said. First the homeland. If we say we are going to ease the burden of regional economies, why are they going to vote against? If we say that we are going to reduce taxes for SMEs, why are they going to vote against? While SMEs are worse? If we say that employers are putting their workers away. What are you going to do. Will they vote for black workers? It seems to me that you can not do that. I believe that Peronism as an integral part of the democratic system and as a relevant part of congressional and provincial policy will favor the homeland.

– And if finally this bellicose speech of Cristina Kirchner wins?

-Well, there will be a problem in Argentina. We will do everything we can and we will not allow the parts of a democratic system to dialogue to build and not to destroy.

– The refusal of the extinction of power by the presidential DNU is not against the Fatherland?

-No, I think that you must respect the eyes. Some do not want domain extinction because they think it does not suit them and others may be against this text because another is better. I would not be so categorical in this regard.

– Better another text or better protect?

– Some may seek to protect themselves. But there are also others who think that another system is better and not this one.

– Are they convinced that they will win?

No, because it depends on people, not us. We are convinced that we can be wrong, but we are convinced that the people of Argentina do not want to go back. For a past that we have as present in this intolerance, a violent speech, not respecting the rules. Not respecting the rules implies endangering the peace of coexistence. If they do not respect any rule, it is a problem for all Argentines.

– Do not you think that the average Argentinian who is upset because he fails to make ends meet or who is affected by the increases or because he was laid off is about to join the anti-system discourse?

-We are convinced that if something catches fire, you can criticize the firefighter, but it seems to me that it is very unlikely that the people of Argentina will vote for the one who lights the fire. You can say that you are not the best firefighters but I do not think they vote for the arsonist who wants to burn a country.

– Do not you see an escalating climate of violence?

-No, I think you do not have to load the inks. You must trust the Argentines. We are people who value democracy. I think what you are saying is about marginal people. Extremist I think that the essential of the democratic system pbades through the center and not through the extremes.

– What are the central parliamentary objectives of the government, knowing that the year will be short for the campaign?

What I see is that after a long recession, seven years in total. And after the fierce attack against the Argentine currency, it was very painful. After that, we must strengthen policies that will defeat inflation and add economic growth policies. Give credit to SMEs. The president has just created a fund of 100,000 million pesos to lower interest rates. Eliminate social contributions to regional economies and reduce taxes for SMEs and look for black black workers. This must be done to generate economic reactivation. It would seem like a crime not to do it.

– Why does the PRO refuse so much to call the presidential PASSES as demand radicalism?

– Everyone can apply if they wish. But Argentina is going through a difficult period and we have to find ourselves in the trench next to the president so that the country can move forward. Then we can not spend a lot of energy other than that.

– Observe the radicals with the intention of fighting an internal fight?

-No, I do not see it like that. Radicals have a different situation in each province. But I do not consider the radicals as an entity that does not accompany the president. I see them working in the unit.

– Do you see yourself as a possible candidate for the position of Vice President or Minister during a possible second term of Macri?

-I do not want to speculate with that. I am a man of the president and it is time to accompany him. And whoever builds the team, it is him. The others must accompany. Where the president will ask me, I'll be there. But I have no despair about the performance of my duties.

– Do not you think that there is little self-criticism in the government?

-We thought that there would be things that did not happen. We are sins of optimism. And unfortunately we were not right. I think there are doubts as to why we were not right. But there is more confusion in the past than self-criticism. The President has a lot of self-criticism when it is corrected.

– Today no longer sins optimism?

-No, we know that the moment is painful for those who have less. The situation is very dramatic. There was a significant salary loss last year and we hope he will recover with the paritarias.

-But you do not see an improvement in the economy today …

-The government does not think that it has come out of hell and that it is improving. Some indicators show that we are touching the ground and that we should start climbing. But I'm surprised that inflation has the numbers that it has and I think there's every indication that it will continue to decline in the future.

-What are the warning signs to take into account for the government?

-It must be given the alarm if the president decides not to respect the commitment not to spend more than what is available. But he knows that it would condemn Argentina to the abyss and allow to respect the zero deficit. I do not see any alarms on this side.

-Do you think that in a second term, it would be necessary to add Peronism to Cambiemos?

-I am very disturbed by antiperonism. There are those who tell a lie and that all the ills of Argentina are due to Peronism. I do not believe it. They say that as if those who were not Peronists were wonderful. There are many Peronisms in Argentina. A filomarxist Peronism called Peronist but is not.

– Is it the Kirchner?

-If some members of Kirchnerism and other leftist anti-Peronists now call themselves Peronists. Then there is an almost liberal Peronism. And then a historical humanist and Christian peronism. And I consider myself a humanist and a Christian. It seems to me that Peronism is an essential element of the Argentine democratic system and that it is constructive. So I think that Peronism must participate in our government because it is part of the reality of Argentina.

-Would you like to see another reference of the PJ in Cambiemos?

-It would be impossible for a Cambiemos government not to have a leader from Peronism. In fact, we have always had people of Peronism. When the PRO began in 2003, the Peronism of the capital was part of our alliance and there were always Peronists in relevant positions Santilli, Monzó, Ritondo, Vidal himself, Federico Salvai. Hope there are more numbers on the PJ in Change. I do not conceive a government in Argentina without Peronism.