Alberto Fernández and Daniel Scioli ironed out rough edges after the agreement for the PASO

“Unity and Management”It is the premise of the national government after the turbulent closing of lists that resulted in the presidential candidacy of the Minister of Economy, sergio masa. Along these lines, the president Alberto Fernandez met this Friday with the ambassador in Brazil, daniel scioliwho saw his opportunity to compete in the PASO of the ruling party frustrated.

The former Buenos Aires governor arrived at the Casa Rosada after noon to hold a meeting with the president, after having participated in an act the launch of the winter tourist season at the Kirchner Cultural Center together with Massa and the ministers Matthias Lammens (Tourism and sport) and Diego Giuliano (Transport).

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The meeting arose about 40 minutes. The exchange focused on the bilateral relationship with Brazil and the agenda that concerns Mercosur, since next Tuesday the Summit of Heads of State of the bloc will take place.

But also, it transpired that Fernández and Scioli talked about “national policy“after the officialization of the presidential formula that left the ambassador out of competition, like the Minister of the Interior, Eduardo “Wado” de Pedro. Finally, the head of the Palacio de Hacienda turned out to be the “consensus” candidate of the pro-government front, who will also settle an internal one with the social leader John Grabois.

In that environment, the head of state expressed himself through a message on his social networks, after the meeting: “We spoke with Daniel Scioli on the need to build the future together. His institutional commitment is very clear, we must take advantage of all his knowledge and his political capital.”

“unites us a friendship of more than 20 years and the search for a more just and democratic society,” he added in the publication.

The also former Vice President of the Nation had launched himself as one of the Unión por la Patria presidential candidates promoted by Fernández, but a little more than a day after the closing of the list they asked him to decline his application to reach a “consensus list”. .

Sergio Massa received Daniel Scioli with a hug on the esplanade of the Ministry of Economy

The photo of this Friday is given in the context of the follow-up that the diplomat accumulates, since last Wednesday he was received by the vice president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchnerin the Senate, and a day later he met with Sergio Massa.

At the beginning of the week, Scioli had already shared a series of activities in Brazil with the head of stateas part of his visit to the South American giant to celebrate the bicentennial of the diplomatic relationship.

Daniel Scioli and his meeting with Sergio Massa

Despite being left out of the presidential race, the former governor works in tune with the Unión por la Patria campaign. Prior to his arrival at Casa Rosada, he was at the Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK) together with the head of the Palacio de Hacienda, whom he praised.

“Friend Minister of Economy, candidate for President Sergio Massaa recognition for putting at the center of the debate that an emblematic example is coming, the role of Aerolíneas Argentinas and its positive impact”, was the compliment he dedicated to him during the launch of the winter 2023 high season.

The conversations to save the short circuits with Daniel Scioli started last Sunday with the vice president from a telephone dialogue. “We had an excellent talk. I am not going to repeat what we talked about, but some things have already been published today in some newspapersso I’m going to avoid the task of telling what we talked about, but I want to tell you that part of this is also due to a kind of intervention that there is,” Cristina Kirchner had commented on that talk.

Part of those versions that the former president cited said that Scioli felt “betrayed” by Alberto Fernández and by two of his closest officials. the canceller santiago cafiero was going to help organize the candidacy of the ambassador and the Minister of Development, victory toulouse peacewould be his candidate for governor of Buenos Aires, but both ended up on the lists for national deputies.

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