Monday, December 7th, 2015. The outgoing president of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez; made changes in her cabinet two days to hand over the power to Mauricio Macri, appointing new ambassadors to Bulgaria and Romania on Friday; who will join the list of 16 qualified diplomats from October.
This, was published by Decree in the Official Gazette; formalizing the appointment of Alberto Manuel Trueba (who was an official of the Foreign Ministry) as “Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria”. Also, Felipe Guillermo Alvarez de Toledo, was appointed ambassador of Romania, who until now has served as Deputy Consul General in Barcelona.
With these new appointments, rising to 18 the signed such by President Fernandez since last October, when it is initiated a wave of changes in various embassies with the election of Carlos Alejandro Poffo as diplomatic representative in the Czech Republic.
The Executive in recent weeks appointed six new ambassadors to Greece, Ghana, Ireland, Mali, Dominican Republic and Pakistan, New Zealand, Tunisia, Japan and Ukraine.
In the same way, in mid-October; the South American country’s government decreed an end to its diplomatic representatives in Venezuela and Cuba, who would have to be back in Argentina between November 28th and December first.
Last Monday was the latest appointments when the government chose the Argentine ambassadors in Malaysia (Manuel José Balaguer Salas), UAE (Fernando Ramon De Martini) and Australia (Hugo Javier Gobbi).
According to local media, this series of changes could be another strategy in the best Fernandez Kirchner style; so the next ruler of Argentina accuses the outgoing president of difficult transition in power.
In view of this situation, Macri said, “instead of going through the front door, pick out the door girl. “Everything she believes makes against of our government, she will do against of all Argentines”.
Statements were made by the controversy that has generated another decision which Fernandez done to abide by a recent ruling of the Supreme Court, that requires the national government to restore fiscal funds of three provinces; considering the move as “a sad choice.”
Who will be in a few days’ president of Argentina, Mauricio Macri stated that it appears that Fernandez “did not want to cooperate” with the new government to take power.
Importantly, this Friday is the last business day on which it counts the outgoing government of Fernandez, as next Monday and Tuesday are public holidays in Argentina and deliver the cane to Mauricio Macri presidential inauguration on December 10; after being elected on 24 November with 51.4% in the second round.
ALFA