william francos resigned this Sunday from his position as executive director for Argentina and Haiti at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to join the team of the candidate for president of La Libertad Avanza, Javier Mileywho, as anticipated Letter Pif he won the elections, he would propose to be his Minister of the Interior.
“I am grateful for the opportunity that was given to me to defend the interests of our country, of Latin America and the Caribbean, in the most important development institution in the region,” Francos said goodbye to his position, in a letter released this Sunday by the libertarian leader team.
“I am convinced of having honored that trust, as I am also of accepting to work in the team led by Javier Milei to build a liberal Argentina, as Alberdi conceived it: modern, developed, fairer and more dignified,” the former deputy closed his letter. .
His name had been leaked after the first round of interviews with the winner of the primary elections, when he gave hints of Francos’ resume to occupy the Ministry of the Interior, the portfolio in charge of maintaining the link between the national government and the provinces.
He will not have an easy task if he assumes that position because, in his electoral platform, Milei proposes to eliminate discretionary transfers to provinces and municipalities; and annul public works, which would be carried out through a private investment system.
Francos is one of the leaders Milei respects the most, who met him when they worked together at Fundación Acordar, the think tank what had Daniel Scioli to feed his presidential project.
During the first administration of the ex-motonaut in the Buenos Aires government, the possible Minister of the Interior was president of Banco Provincia. If Scioli had won the 2015 election, he would have been chosen to serve as ambassador to the United States.
Francos’ political past is linked to the economist Domingo Horseeither to liberal ideas or politics: in 1997, he won a seat as a national deputy for Action for the Republic, the former minister’s seal, which he used two years later to compete for the presidency of the Nation.
The former IDB official never lost contact with Milei, but he resumed his relationship during the 2021 legislative elections, when he approached trusted advisers such as Carlos Kikuchiin charge of the national assembly of La Libertad Avanza.
The claim to the government Carlos Menem He is a badge of the libertarian, who in his campaign closing act identified him as the best president of the century. The three economists appointed to negotiate with the IMF also held positions in the 1990s: carlos rodriguez, Roque Fernandez y Dario Epstein.
Other confirmed ministers
Francos joined the other two confirmed names to occupy a Milei cabinet: Diana Mondino in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Sandra Pettovello in Human Capital, which would merge the current portfolios of Health, Education and Social Development.
If the results of the primaries are reissued in October, both will be elected deputies for the City of Buenos Aires, so in the event of a victory for Milei (that day or in the ballot) they should resign and leave their seats to the rest of the women. of the list. They would not be the only cases.
Pottovello has a degree in Family Sciences from the Austral University and for a year has been advising Milei on her plan to sustain social plans until they can be replaced by direct employment. An economist by profession, Mondino appeared this week at a meeting at the French Club to discuss his possible management at the chancellery. He promised to seek “every trade deal that is possible.”
For Defense and Security, the names will be provided by the vice candidate victoria villarruel, daughter of a soldier and ex-combatant from Malvinas. One of those boxes will be occupied by the lawyer Guillermo Montenegro, third on the list of deputies from the province of Buenos Aires, where he arrived at the request of the legislator, with whom he shares membership in the Buenos Aires Democratic Party. Both face a complaint from the ex-authorities for alleged falsification of signatures.
