Eduardo Duhalde was operated on for a problem in the column

Former President Eduardo Duhalde was operated this morning from a condition in the spine Otamendi sanatorium, located in the district of Recoleta in Buenos Aires.

According to an official statement from the Argentine Movement of Production (MPA), the Peronist leader had a "successful" surgery and it has been reported that his recovery "It evolves satisfactorily"

The environment of the former president stressed Infobae Duhalde has suffered from the disease of the spine for months. They believe that the discomfort comes from a fall in which the lumbar has been touched during an activity at the University of El Salvador (USAL).

The former governor and predecessor of Néstor Kirchner tried to avoid hospitalization with various treatments until, on medical recommendation, the operation is imposed as the only alternative to resolve the discomfort.

The 77-year-old former president had scheduled the operation at 6 am in the Otamendi sanatorium and was accompanied by his wife, Hilda "Chiche" Duhalde.

With mobility reduced by discomfort, Duhalde remained at rest and away from political activity in recent weeks, according to sources close. The result of the operation, however, was good news. "They were happy," they said.

Although Duhalde was partially imprisoned and tried this time to "collaborate without appearing", as he defined in an interview, who started to move is his life partner "Chiche", who dreams of returning to run as a candidate for the governorship of Buenos Aires.

The old first lady comes join the "manzaneras", the feminist network of territorial action set up with Duhalde at the end of the twentieth century and which was part of the armed electoral group. During these weeks, "Chiche" activated this group of women and met several in Lomas de Zamora and Esteban Echeverría.

The purpose of the Duhalde is to promote Roberto Lavagna as a unit figure for the 2019 presidential elections. For the former president, however, there will be no charges. "It's over, I ruled for 30 years and 10 months," he said in a report to Infobae.