Peña: "Macri will be the candidate and win, in October or November" – Telam

The head of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Nation, Marcos Peña, said he was confident that the government "will win the elections" in October with Mauricio Macri as a candidate for reelection since he is the "natural leader" of the party in power and ruled out any possibility. advancement of elections.

"Macri is going to be the candidate and will win, we will win the elections in October or November (…), the Argentineans do not want to go back," Peña said last night in an interview with TN.

Peña insisted that "Macri is the candidate, of course, this is the best way to win and continue his tasks, President Macri is the natural leader of this space".

At the same time, this prevented versions of a possible candidacy for the presidency of the governor of Buenos Aires, Maria Eugenia Vidal, and affirmed that "on April 25, 2015, there was less opportunity to win than the April 25, 2019. "

"I want to give peace of mind to those who have the priority to make the team more competitive, the trust between Horacio Rodríguez Larreta (head of government of Buenos Aires), María Eugenia and Mauricio, allows you to always talk about everything, "said Peña, who said:" No, we have been thinking of cabinet changes because we are satisfied with this team. "

On a possible advancement of elections, said: "Absolutely discarded, we have a government and a president who are clear about the firmness with which they must hold the bar, and we must not be afraid to break the cycles of frustration in which we live Argentina. "

The official admitted that "Argentina has a vulnerable economy, as a country where we have not resolved it, but we are on the right track to solve it." In an election year, there is more of uncertainty ", but it must be solved" where are the Argentines going if they want change, reform, change or populist policies ".

On polls that give former president Cristina Fernandez a potential winner, Peña said that "it must be understood that the survey is not a forecast," he said. is just an indicator of where the company is. "