Vidal, the difficult contributions, the PRO internals and the "friendly fire"

The least expected night of the Government House of Buenos Aires. This ghost, who wandered for weeks in the periphery, became a specter that invaded the place and increased all the scary sensations. The denunciation of "delicate contributions" in the Cambiemos campaign of 2017 has been turned into a wave to which they have underestimated the government. The case was known more than a month ago and the effects are still valid. If valid, that the governor Maria Eugenia Vidal had to put his face and try to give a signal of strength on the stage, to reduce the impact on his image which, incidentally, fell in the measures, product of the trail of the bad image of Mauricio Macri inflation and the dollar crisis. The less expected epidemic

Amid the noise of complaints, when only independent media or opponents of Cambiemos spoke about it, Vidal's first explanation had an effect contrary to what was a plan for to lower the tone. denunciations. On July 12, during a visit to Villegas headquarters, "Mariu" was consulted by local reporters on the charges. His response was applied to the Handbook of Change's speech that until now and other confrontation issues on the crack scene had worked. "In these complaints about some contributors, we did two things, first ask for an audit of this surrender within the electoral front itself, and secondly to bring us to justice," he said. governor that day. He added: "It's a denunciation of Kirchnerism, but no matter where it comes from, we will introduce ourselves and present all the papers" . The answer did not have the effect thought by the strategists of life, reducing the case to a "Kirchner denunciation" was not used to clear any doubt, quite the opposite. Vidal's strange reaction, a policy that has always faced adverse scenarios, with a force – at least in the speech – that had so far served to appease the consequences. False movements

The days continued gray on the Governor's sky, thunder and storms increased their roar. In the end, the case broke the shield that MEV has in media companies, which could not ignore a case that was so close to a scandal. The publication and condemnation of "silly contributions" in the national media have been a slap for Calle 6, the reality was present and the effect of the magnitude of the event hit outright. Vidal had to react, and with strength. There are versions that say that there was Macri's express request to the president to "go out and put his head" before the head of state offered his press conference at the residence presidential election . So, Wednesday, July 18, in a media call for announce a package of social measures the leader of Buenos Aires broke the thread of previous announcements and opened the game to questions of journalists. The need was urgent. Strictly speaking, the first question concerned the denunciations of "delicate contributions". Vidal left a strong decision on the atmosphere. He announced that he had requested the resignation of the newly appointed general accountant of the province, María Fernanda Inza one of the main names splashed by the complaint, as treasurer of the PRO of Buenos Aires in 2017. "She trained She works with me, I know her, I trust her and I do not have any evidence of her involvement in this case," he said. In addition, he announced that if he is a candidate in 2019, all campaign contributions will be banked.In this he reiterated what he announced to General Villegas there are six days: the order of an internal audit on the campaign 2017. The late reaction.

The political gesture was strong, Inza is not a minor name.Its transit through the portena administration has been appointed to occupy key positions, and until less than fifteen days ago he was echnical, this busy area, nothing more and nothing less than "taking care of the Governor's signature". His name also rang to occupy one of the chairs of the Acute Court of Accounts, that body of the province charged with overseeing the accounts of the province and the 135 districts of Buenos Aires. But, in a strange step, of Calle 6 was aimed at locating Inza at the General Accounting Office, following the resignation of Gastón Messineo in charge of the implementation of the Integral Management System. Financial Administration (SIGAF). ), which for the moment has brought only headaches to the provincial leadership. The nomination of Inza was motivated by the change with a lot of force, rejecting that his name was already involved in the allegations of forged contributions. During the session of July 11, by majority of Senate seats, Cambiemos managed to approve the declaration of Inza, despite the vote against the opposition. On July 13, Inza signed in his very happy position, along with the lieutenant-governor, the radical Daniel Salvador . On the 18th, Vidal threw it "preventively". Many badysts believe that the dismissal of Inza does not put an end to the issue, especially judicial. There are technical arguments which, to verify the justice of the "delicate contributions", fall under the direct responsibility of the holder of the PRO of Buenos Aires, it is nothing less than Maria Eugenia Vidal. Sky forecasts with heavy clouds.

On this delicate scene emerged a very strong version of "fire friend". In several journalistic portals and in many offices of the Legislative Assembly of Buenos Aires suspect that "there was a hand of a high office the Rose" on the cause of contributions "truchos". In the Interior they are aware of these strong versions, although they choose caution, given the lack of evidence to prove involvement. However, the looks point to the powerful head of the nation's Cabinet, Marcos Peña who keeps a fierce trainee for months with the tandem Vidal- Horacio Rodríguez Larreta . In the previous columns, it has been shown how the underground conflict between these sectors has come to grips with the hand of the dollar crisis and its effects on Macri's management. He recounted how Peña yelled at his counterpart in Buenos Aires, Federico Salvai that he privately accused of having organized polls to show that Vidal's image exceeded far away from Macri. It is known that in several offices Balcarce 50 and offices nearby, you should know that in recent months, this rivalry has increased. "Larreta is doing what he wants and Vidal is giving Peña less and less bullets," said a source close to the PRO's small table. In Calle 6, they also complain that "when the king risks being controlled, the queen must go out and protect him". The dollar crisis exacerbated tensions, Vidal and Larreta questioned Peña in the hectic days of May, when Macri decided to expand the "small table of decisions". According to various sources, the case of "delicate contributions" also has its origin in this ferocious internal. No less, PRO sources argue that the dispute over the transfer of Edenor, Edesur and Aysa, with the common position taken by Vidal and Larreta, to negotiate with other provinces and leave on the table a different strategy than expected by Marcos Peña, was another reason that irritated the head of the pluripotenciado Cabinet. Internal duels that left blood

In Interior they admit that Vidal had his "first political crisis" with the denunciation by the "trucho contributions", although they badure that it is "far from" Be a scandal ". The certain thing is that the reshuffle in the porteño administration was huge and the rumors still feel. Data to consider In the triple crown that won the change in 2015 (Nation-City-Province), Inza's dismissal is the first in a case of alleged corruption within an executive . Vidal has this privilege. Other data not to be missed are those of "friendly fire". Although late, the media companies released the governor's hand (even just for a moment) and the effect was very hard in La Plata. On this fire, whether there was a hand or not from La Rosada to fire the case is difficult to verify, but the truth is that adds another chapter to an underground subway only when it comes to the surface preannounces that & # 39; 39, he will be very fierce. Others benefit from the scenario and point to the politics of life, different from the "non-political" that promotes Peña. With the record in hand, they remember the resignation of the former Minister of Infrastructure, Edgardo Cenzón late 2016, a man who was in charge of collecting funds from campaign, many of which emphasized his ability in the subject and even with "more verbose forms", and the confrontation that Vidal had and with Emilio Monzó who has long cooled actions together, especially in times of election campaign. The prognosis is still open and it remains to be seen how far the wound will go in the Governor's management. For the moment, one question remains to ponder: Vidal did not know how was financed the campaign he led in 2017