The head of the Ministry of Economy of the Nation, Martin Guzmanpresented this Saturday his letter of resignation to the Argentine finance portfolioan entity that he led since December 10, 2019.
“With the deep conviction and confidence in my vision of what is the path that Argentina should follow, I will continue working and acting for a more just, free and sovereign Homeland,” he wrote on his Twitter account now. Ex minister Martin Guzman.
In the same message, Martin Guzman posted an extensive letter of resignation addressed to the President of the Nation, Alberto Fernández, to whom He thanked him “profoundly for the opportunity and the trust placed during these last 30 months of hard work”.
“These were complicated months that were marked by an absolutely unique scenario,” the 39-year-old economist began by saying in his letter, to which he added: “When our government took office, Argentina was plunged into a deep economic and social crisis and a debt of 44,000 million dollars inherited by the previous Administration”.
“To this, we also added a global pandemic and the current war that Ukraine is experiencing, which has caused a sudden interruption in the functioning of the international economic system,” Guzmán said, referring to all the adversities that his portfolio had to face during the months of mandate.
In this regard, he asserted that “It was a real honor for him” to accompany President Fernández in his task of “trying to reassure the national economy”a mission that the Economist39, considered it “epic”, taking into account the current economic context.
“Together we have taken great steps so that the economy of Argentina recovers and grows. Now, someone needs to take the reins of the Ministry that until today I had the honor of leading, “said Guzmán, when carrying out an extensive analysis of his government’s management.
Possible reasons for Guzmán’s resignation
Between lines, Martin Guzman revealed that one of the possible reasons why he decided to step down from the post would be the lack of consensus with the ruling party, the Frente de Todos, which Since his arrival at the Ministry, he has questioned all the decisions that it has taken based on the national economy..
In his opinion, the new head of the economic portfolio must “work on the consolidation of a political agreement with the ruling party so that it can count on the centralized management of the macroeconomic political instruments necessary to consolidate the progress described and face the challenges in front”.
“This will definitely help my successor to carry out all the economic and social policies aimed at national development and evolution”culminated Martin Guzman in his seven-page missive.
