Macri is now president of Argentina

In his first address to the Legislature, Mauricio Macri called on Argentines to “build the country of the century” with a strong call for “union”, the “teamwork” and its commitment to zero poverty, fight drug trafficking, and “dialogue with the world while preserving the sovereign claims.”

After the oath of office as head of state of Argentina and Vice President Gabriela Michetti, who hold office from today for a period of four years, after having won the ballot last November 22, Macri began his first message by calling to be “optimistic about the future and our hope,” because “this government that began today will work tirelessly over the next four years to all Argentines, especially those most in need.”

“As president, I want to be a citizen rather than to communicate with all Argentines to convey my doubts, my certainties, my ideas, my hope and all my desire to do,” he said Macri outlining a leadership of “modern leaders working together to serve others “outlining its management coming years.

“In the past century society favored individual leadership in all areas: in all fields geniuses solve everything looked, but in the XXI century have understood that things go well when teams are put together,” he said, citing its passage for the areas of sport and the Chief of Government of Buenos Aires where these “built concrete solutions to the problems of the people.”

Macri reiterated in his speech the main themes of his campaign: “zero poverty”, the “war on drugs” and “Union of Argentine” which highlighted as an “exciting challenge” and “the key building Argentina of the XXI century “because” now is a new era of dialogue, respect and teamwork; and more social justice. ”

He also reiterated that “this government will fight corruption” and said: “I will be ruthless with anyone of any party, either themselves or others, which fail to comply with prescribed by law: no tolerance for such abusive practices, because the Argentine assets are for all Argentines, and not for the misuse of officials “.

In the presence of several leaders of the region and the world, the Head of State said: “We have a new vision in politics, and believe in the unity and cooperation of Latin America and the world is necessary to overcome the confrontation, though. of course keep our sovereign claims, we will do without that prevent normal relations with all countries of the world. ”

At the ceremony of swearing in of ministers held at the Museum of the Bicentennial of the House of Government, Macri did not make a speech but at the end of the ceremony reiterated a phrase from his message from the balcony of the Casa Rosada, “I hope that we continue all together building the Argentina that dream. ”

Agriculture minister swears in the Bicentennial Museum

The agrodiputado and former leader of CRA, Ricardo Buryaile, is the Minister of Agriculture Macri. He born in Formosa, devoted much of his life to the agricultural sector, which came to serve as president of the Rural Society of Pilcomayo and the Confederation of Rural Chaco and Formosa Corporation, up to vice president of Argentine Rural Confederations (CRA ). In his time rural leader, he was denounced by the Peasant Movement of Formosa (Mocafor) to get their fields black workers. After the conflict by the sliding tax, it gained visibility and reached the post of deputy after the victory in the parliamentary elections on June 28, 2009, where he became part of the subgroup called “agrodiputados”.

Before taking office, in the middle of the field fight against Resolution 125, Buryaile even said that “if lawmakers ratify withholdings (segmented) have to dissolve the Congress.” The initiative ruralista leader was quenched with the “not positive” vote of Vice President Julio Cobos who gave land to the bill sent by the Executive in due course.
Then, in the parliamentary elections on June 28, 2009, he came to Congress lists integrating the Radical Civic and Social Agreement in Formosa.

In the House, he chaired the Committee on Agriculture until 16 March 2011. During its first two years legislation he joined the so-called Group A and initiatives aimed at putting an end to the deductions, without reaching consensus in opposition.

Until 2011, few were the projects presented in committee, but the most significant was that six of the seven agrodiputados, which were behind the radicalism, voted against the law that gave them a brake on foreign ownership of land . The rejection of this policy included the historic leaders of the Agrarian Federation, Ulises Forte and Pablo Orsolini. In the midterm elections of 2013 he renewed its banking UCR hand despite the resistance from that space which saw it as an entrepreneurial business leader who had nothing to do with radicalism.

Before becoming a minister, just integrate the Budget and Finance Committees; Agriculture and Livestock; External relationships; and Finance. This year he ran for mayor of Formosa’s change the front and lost the election against the candidate for mayor of PJ and Formosa current planning minister, Jorge Jofre.

Source: Telam