“Look, I’m not Guzmán, I’m not going to bank the off the record saying stupid things”, the Minister of Economy would have told him, Sergio Massato the president Alberto Fernandezin a meeting they had two weeks ago, and in which the leader of the Renovation Front took a toll on him for going out to undermine him after the inflation data for February was far from the expectations set forth.
It was a tense talk, in which the minister fully targeted an official right hand of the President. It was the first time, since they were government, that Massa let his anger out in the media with one of the legs of the coalition. It was much more than a fight: it was the sign of a change of era, a sign that the elections are just around the corner, that the Tigrense, despite the statements made in recent months and that inflation does not stop going up, he has plans for his future.
And it was also the warning that nothing guarantees that the Frente de Todos will arrive united until the vote, despite the fact that after the climb Massa and Alberto were shown together in an act in Mendoza. It is the most delicate moment of the Government.
The war for “off the record” is not new. For journalists in an informative work resource, where the anonymity of a source is maintained but the content of what he stated is transcribed. However, this practice became, in this government, the source of endless battles and speculation within the Front itself.
Cristina Kirchner was the first to complain about this. In a letter after the defeat in the 2021 legislatures, she pointed out against the off the record that, according to her belief, the then spokesperson for Alberto Fernández, fed Juan Pablo Biondi. The historic friend of the president ended up expelled, and the next one was Matias Kulfas, Minister of Production accused of the same. This year was added Peter’s “Wado” to this contest.
The minister revealed in the media his anger with Fernandez for not including him in an act with the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, and caused an earthquake. The last chapter of the war of the offs was led by Massa and Alberto when the former complained about comments from the presidential environment that spoke of a devaluation.
by RN
