The new President inherits a country on the brink

Sometimes there are small symbols that announce the change. For example, since the cars that use Argentine President to their investitures would be: In the case of Juan Domingo Perón, it was a Cadillac, when the head of government Mauricio Macri vagina a sponsored SUV-hybrid vehicle with a Chauffeur. If the new President of the South American country, Alberto Fernández, breaks today in the direction of Congress, to assume officially the government, he will do it in his own car: a used Toyota Corolla. He wanted no Pomp, explained Fernández a few days ago: "Let us begin, as the circumstances."

in fact, the circumstances are anything but favorable. Argentina is in a deep crisis, once again: The economy is shrinking, unemployment is rising. More than three million people alone have slipped in the last year under the poverty line, the Peso has lost in the same time the half of its value.

to be able to govern, had to borrow Fernández's predecessor more and more money, 57 billion dollars of which came from the International monetary Fund. With more than 100 billion, the country is in the chalk, a heavy legacy for the new government, but a scenario that is not the new President foreign.

For nearly four decades, Alberto Fernández is in the politics of his country, active. At school he was a member of the political groups, according to the study of law, he began, for the various governments, committees and other bodies to cooperate. Fernández has earned it the reputation of the puppeteer, he is well connected and has relationships in all kinds of circles. In 2003, the newly elected President Néstor Kirchner appointed him to his Cabinet.

For almost four decades, Alberto Fernández is in the politics of his country, active: election poster in Cordoba. Photo: Ricardo Ceppi (Getty)

Also at that time, the country was in a severe crisis, the economy was collapsing, the debts were little more affordable. In the next few years, but the left-Peronist government made a turnaround, thanks to a commodity boom, the economy grew again, and Argentina was able to repay a large part of his loans. As Kirchner, in 2007, handed over his office to his wife, Cristina, remained Alberto Fernández first Cabinet. After a few months he became estranged, however, with the President, resigned and was declared a critic of the government.

The greater was the Surprise when in may of this year, it was announced that Fernández would compete in the elections – with none other than his old companion and adversary Cristina Kirchner as Vice.

aim: Less poverty

in the compulsory primaries at the beginning of August, more than 47 percent of the voters for the Duo, a landslide victory that won the official elections at the end of October, agreed. Long-Fernández and Kirchner kept her Cabinet in secret, only last week they announced the exact composition. Minister of economy of knowledge is a 37-year-old scientist with no experience in politics, but with the more specialist on the restructuring of debt. His main task will be to negotiate the repayment of the loans. At the same time the new Minister will try for production, to strengthen the Export.

If all goes to Plan, it will show in the next few months. Fernández knows that his government will be judged primarily on whether they can bring the economy back on track and the Plight of the people relieve. "We will only be better if we have less poverty," said Fernández, shortly before he took office.

The expectations of, at least, are huge. After the handover of power on Tuesday, a people is planned to be fixed in the centre of Buenos Aires. On stage, artists will be appearing, including big Stars, but also old friends of Alberto Fernández. He even once played in a Band, and his dog, a Collie, bears the name "Dylan", in honor of the eponymous folk singer.

Created: 09.12.2019, 22:20 PM