Juan Acosta, Campanella and Brandoni among the "intellectuals" who signed the pro-Macri letter

About 150 personalities from culture and science signed a petition Thursday for the candidacy of Mauricio Macri, who is re-elected after generating one of the worst economic situations of democracy.

Among the signatories, include the director Juan José Campanella, the actor Luis Brandoni and the comedian Juan Acosta.

Alongside them are Graciela Fernández Meijide, the historian Luis Alberto Romero and the philosopher M, Santiago Kovadloff.

"We are convinced that there is a lot to be defended of what has been done, which does not mean that the task that remains to be accomplished is enormous." We also believe that the return of the past to the country, to its formulas and methods would be a serious setback, "said the president. letter

According to the signatories, "the change was not simple and was not error-free.Despite the difficulties and the huge sacrifice that the Argentine company had to make, the polls validated in 2017 Cambiemos government management ".

"… before the next elections, which have signed below, citizens and independent citizens who attach importance to the great traces of transformation while observing that the mistakes committed must be corrected, we decided to vote for the following formulas: Together for change. "

For this hundred Macrista intellectuals, "the government of Mauricio Macri respected the division of power and refrained from using the tools of the state for partisan purposes."

In addition, they praise the "management of public media", despite the fact that they have disarmed the media law by decree, the hundreds of dismissals at the Telam agency, the removal of PakaPaka, DeporTV and the end of Football for all. "This government has put things in their place," they say without shame.

As the only critic, they say "there is a lot to do and improve, the bar must always be lifted".

Finally, they felt that "four years are not enough to correct the reality of an Argentina whose delay takes decades.We must consolidate the course to avoid further frustration.With the dilemma past or future, we bet on l & # 39; future. "

Amongst others: Marcelo Cavarozzi, Sabrina Ajmechet, Rogelio Alaniz, Liliana De Riz, Diego Bernardini, Alexander Guvenel, Marcelo Gioffre, Omar Lopez Mato, Claudio Mascheroni, Elba Roulet, Ernesto Schargrodsky, Jorge Sigal, Guillermina Tiramonti, Enr Wainterman, Eduardo Zimmermann, Juan Zorraquín and Gabriel Palumbo were other cultural personalities who accompanied the statement.