Ritondo rated to replace Monzó in the deputies

The minister of Vidal would be a candidate for the presidency of the camera

One of the agreements in preparation between President Mauricio Macri and the Governor of Buenos Aires,

Maria Eugenia Vidal

consists of the possible designation of the provincial Minister of Security,

Cristian Ritondo

, as the first candidate for the national deputation of the province of Buenos Aires, with the objective that he replaces from next December to the current president of the House of Representatives,

Emilio Monzó

.

Macri and Vidal mentioned this alternative after deciding to unify the date of the provincial and national elections, said high sources of the ruling party.
THE NATION. Relatives of Ritondo, meanwhile, badured that the minister had not spoken to the governor and that he had no definition on it.

One of the major concerns of Casa Rosada for the next presidential turn (2019-2023), if Macri is reelected, is the leadership of the House of Representatives. Monzó, the current head of this instance, architect of the government's most complicated laws, agreed with Macri that he would leave Congress.

Monzó, the main political operator of Cambiemos, born of Peronism inside Buenos Aires, wants to leave the first plans of politics and parliamentary management. Macri plans to send him as ambbadador to Spain, replacing the current representative, Ramón Puerta.

Another name that is mixed in

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to succeed Monzó is the current Minister of Justice and Security of the City of Buenos Aires, Diego Santilli, for which he should also present himself as the first candidate for the national deputation. It is known that the Mayor of Buenos Aires, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, wants to keep him in this sensitive ministry for the next mandate. Near Santilli also said that they had no news and badign more opportunities to the exit of Ritondo.

There was also talk of the possible candidacy of a national deputy in the city of Federico Pinedo, whose senatorial term ends in December. He is currently acting president of the upper house and is extremely confident in Macri's position. In this case, he could also be a candidate for the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies.

However, there is an unwritten tradition: the president of the Chamber of Deputies comes from the first candidate on the list of the province of Buenos Aires, the largest district of the country, always the party that wins the elections and becomes the party in the power.

"Ritondo would be fundamental to replace Monzó, and Macri already knows him well and has a demonstrated ability to negotiate and adopt the necessary laws," official sources said.