This Sunday’s election day was marked by scenes of tension involving two government officials. The Minister of Economy, Federico Sturzeneggerand the presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adorniwere rebuked by voters while they were preparing to cast their vote in Buenos Aires schools.
In Barracas, Sturzenegger faced a series of insults while giving an interview in front of School No. 7 “Mariano Acosta”. “Thief, they made the country shit three times!” a passerby shouted at him, alluding to his previous stints in the governments of Fernando de la Rúa and Mauricio Macri. The minister tried to continue with the statements, but had to interrupt himself several times to regain concentration. “They are the voices of democracy, that is the beauty of a country where all voices can express themselves,” he later minimized before the press.
The episode recalled another bad moment that the official experienced last year, when he went to the Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata stadium to watch the classic with Estudiantes and had to take refuge in a box in the face of a shower of insults.
Shortly after, a similar situation was repeated in Parque Chacabuco. At the San Judas Tadeo school, where Manuel Adorni voted, the presidential spokesperson was received with boos and shouts of “selling homeland trash” and “retinue of sepoys”. “Our friend doesn’t let me concentrate,” Adorni managed to say while trying to answer journalistic questions. Given the growing discomfort of those present, the official decided to enter the building to take shelter.
Outside, the screams multiplied and led to a unified chant: “Out, out, out, Adorni, out.” Minutes later, the spokesperson downplayed the incident and said that some protesters “use terminology from the 19th century.”
The scenes starring both officials reflect the climate of tension that prevailed on election day. Between the expectation for the results and the discontent on the part of the electorate, the votes of some ministers became an example of the political and social tension that is felt in the streets.
by RN
