Without the support of Mercosur, Argentina did not obtain the presidency of CAF

The rejection of the Mercosur partners for the Argentine nomination, the confirmation that Peru would vote for the other candidate and the support of private banks (and indirectly of the United States), led to the Colombian finally having Sergio Diaz-Granados be elected new president. A last-minute negotiation, when we already knew that the votes would not reach, made the Argentinian candidate Christian Asinelli refuse your application; in exchange for the occupation of the first vice-presidency of the entity. Argentina must accept. It is the second position of CAF, and a strategic place to negotiate infrastructure credits for Argentina with a certain speed; besides being the highest position that an Argentinian has reached in banking, where traditionally the Andean countries are those that occupy the most important positions. However, it will be remembered that for the first time in the history of Mercosur, a candidate representing the bloc was not supported by the rest of the members.