Marcos Peña, about the elections: "More than a battle for the pocket, it will be a battle for the soul of Argentina"

The chef de cabinet, Marcos Peña, badyzed the economic context, the electoral scenario and the election results in Rio Negro. During the annual dinner of CIPPEC and in dialogue with InfobaeHe said that the next presidential elections will be "More than a battle for the pocket, a battle for the soul of Argentina".

Peña acknowledged the difficulty in economic matters but endorsed the leadership of the government headed by Mauricio Macri. "Most Argentines do not want to go back, they want to continue to deepen change," Silvia Mercado and Sebastián Catalano told reporters.

Then he made a comparison with the 2015 elections: "We said that a lot of things were going to happen and that they were happening, we are obviously not indifferent to the difficulty of the economic question, and this raises doubts among others, we have seven months to lead this debate. "

In another part of the interview, Peña spoke about the last elections in Río Negro and Chubut. "The dynamics of provincial elections are tied to the local debate, which is why they are happening. We welcome the fact that the inhabitants of the provinces have ratified support for the governors who have been the promoters of dialogue, pragmatic work and innovation, "he said.

The chief of staff also compared the results in the provinces of Rio Negro and Neuquén, where were held general elections, won by Cambiemos in 2015. In this sense, he said that "the election result is very similar and that It is that beyond the noise and the conjuncture, the electoral preferences are less dynamic than it seems there. "

Finally, he gave his opinion on the absence of the leaders of Kirchner in the case of Cippec and questioned the actions of the political force led by Cristina Kirchner. "Kirchnerism does not interpret democratic dialogue as other forces do, which explains its strong capacity to build majorities", he said.

During the previous dinner, other political leaders walked through the living room of Infobae and they brought their vision on the economy and the electoral scene of 2019.

The governor of Salta and presidential candidate of Federal Alternative, Juan Manuel UrtubeyHe also badyzed the last elections in the south of the country and said that "we have to measure local elections in local key, because when we nationalize the results, we run the risk of making false badumptions".

However, he baderted that during the general elections of Neuquén and Rio Negro "It became obvious that when people had the opportunity to choose something different from Macri's and Cristina's, he did it". In addition, he said that the way forward is "building a larger space than Peronism" and has ratified the idea that all applications are resolved in the STEP.

By the way, the national senator of Cambiemos Humberto Schiavoni He referred to the "economic context" and said that "is beginning to be clarified" and "See the first fruits of a policy that prioritized the ordering of macroeconomics."

"Some indicators are beginning to show a positive sign, we are improving every month since January, what is the temperature of the level of activity under development is beginning to indicate us," he said. declared.

Finally, he reflected on the choice that the Argentineans will face this year. "There is a good idea not to go back. If we continue to transform and do the things that people voted for in 2015, we will have a new electoral success. "he condemned.