As the weeks go by, Javier Miley He began to present part of his cabinet in case he became President of the Argentine Republic. There are still some positions to fill and Guillermo Francos appears as a strong alternative for the Ministry of the Interior in case Freedom Advances prevails in the elections.
Despite this, the former head of the Inter-American Development Bank (BID) Mauricio Claver Caroneeliminated the liberal leader who was executive director of Argentina in this same organization and knows him very closely: «Francos represents the worst of the political caste Argentina,” said the former director of the entity in statements shared by NA.
«When Alberto Fernández was appointed to the IDB, he was more Alberto than Alberto. Within the IDB board he was more Kirchnerist than Cristina, and he even used my criticism of Kirchnerism as a pretext against me. When Sergio Massa was appointed minister, he was a Massista. And now, with Milei with the advantage, he is a Mileist,” he added.
The resignation of Guillermo Francos from the IDB
Almost a month ago, the economist left the Inter-American Development Bank to join La Libertad Avanza through a letter: «Taking into account the offer that Javier Milei made to me to join his work team if elected President of the Nation, having decided to accept it and currently holding the position of Executive Director for Argentina and Haiti at the Inter-American Development Bank, being at the same time the Dean of its Board of Directors, I have made the decision to step away from said role in the coming days.«, he acknowledged.
Furthermore, Francos clarified that he made this decision «in order not to affect any sensitivity at such a crucial moment in our young democracy» and after this he thanked «the opportunity given to me to defend the interests of our country, and of Latin America and the Caribbean, in the most important Development Institution in the region. I am convinced of having honored that trust, as I am also convinced of accepting to work in the team led by Javier Milei to build a liberal Argentina as Alberdi conceived it: modern, developed, fairer and more dignified.
