Hernán Lacunza announced that he would convene economic referents of the opposition

At a press conference, the brand new finance minister, Hernán Lacunza, he blamed the electoral process for the exchange and demanded that the opposition candidates do not endanger economic and democratic stability. In addition, he announced that will meet the economic referents of each political space reach points in common with the goal of bringing "peace of mind to the markets".

Far from doing a mea culpa, the official warned that "The electoral process is not indifferent to the stability of the exchange rate and rising prices. While the market pays more attention in the future than in the present, and this has repercussions on the well-being of the population, what the opposition can say is more important than what the government can do. "Although he did not mention it with first and last name, it was a direct reference to the candidate of the Todos Front, Alberto Fernández, with whom the ruling party was trying to to share the political cost of the crisis triggered by the OSP.

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Hernán Lacunza objected to the opposition at his first conference

"The importance of this opposition or these candidates in the public opinion is obviously proportional to their chances of electoral victory. The president has been clear, he is president and candidate. This is why he has summoned all candidates, especially those who are more likely to win in the electoral race, in order to preserve stability as well above any electoral ambition, "said Lacunza. reference to the dual role of the leader of Cambiemos is also a reaction to the criticism of Alberto Fernández, who had asked him to prioritize his institutional responsibility as head of state.

Lacunza considered that this electoral ambition "is legitimate" but affirmed that "It can not be an argument or an excuse to jeopardize the stability of the Argentinians in this transition."

In this sense, he announced that Macri had asked him to "convene the economic referents of all the spaces in competition during these elections", as well as Front of All, Federal Consensus 2030, Awakening and Left Front.

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Hernán Lacunza objected to the opposition at his first conference

"We will agree as men of state that we should be, as for some fundamental issues, preserve stability as a first order condition, then legitimately compete in elections and allow people to choose the best ones, "he said.

And he condemned: "We can not put this stability in jeopardy with the excuse of electoral competition."