Until a few days ago, Martín Guzmán had told the local press that he was not thinking of leaving the Ministry of Economy, despite the insistence of some politicians, so his resignation was a surprise even for President Alberto Fernández, as confirmed Gabriela Ceruti.
The Presidential Spokesperson revealed that the head of state found out the same Saturday that Martín Guzmán would leave his post as Minister of Economy: “President Alberto Fernández learned of the resignation on Saturday afternoon, called him by phone and was notified a few hours before” , indicated Gabriela Ceruti.
Even Gabriela Ceruti He stated that the president did not want Martín Guzmán to leave the Palacio de Hacienda, because despite the criticism that the economist received in recent months, he always had the support of Fernández.
“The president has enormous respect for Martin and did not want him to resign,” indicated the spokeswoman, who also specified: “It was a tense weekend with the resignation of Guzmán, he had been making a great effort, but he made that decision for the reasons he explained in his letter.”
In this sense, the departure of the former Minister of Economy would have been due to purely personal reasons, since, as the same spokesperson stated in radio statements, he was “doing a great job.”
Although after Guzmán’s departure, speculations have grown about what direction the Government will take with its economic plan, Cerruti assured that there will be no changes in this regard.
“There is no change in the economic program, the course is guaranteed; Silvina has to take charge of the huge ministry and plan its operating scheme and how to move forward”.
Silvina Batakis was recommended by Miguel Pesce
The Presidential Spokesperson He affirmed that after the departure of the Minister of Economy, Miguel Pesce, president of the Central Bank, recommended that Silvina Batakis be his replacement; and that once the Head of State made the decision, he communicated it to Cristina Kirchner.
at the time, Cerruti celebrated the arrival of Batakis to the Government team, “Silvina Batakis is a great economist, a great colleague, she did an enormous job in a difficult time. She is a sensible and sensible person.”
