Dom. 22.09.2024-08:28
The crisis, the rebellion in the UCR and the midnight confessions in Quinta de Olivos
“Do you think I’m going to stand up and put on a show?” asked the radical Mariano Campero to Martín Yeza, in the barbecue area of the Presidential Residence in Olivos, on Tuesday, after ten o’clock at night, in front of the top brass of the Government. “Go on, do it,” the Macrista responded. The deputies were participating in the barbecue in homage to “the 87 heroes,” as Javier Milei called those who prevented the opposition from obtaining two thirds of the votes in the Chamber of Deputies to stop the veto against the retirement mobility law. Campero, one of the four legislators suspended on Monday by the National Convention of the UCR for his conduct in that vote, stood up and walked to the head of the table. “Excuse me, President, can I say a few words?” he interrupted. Then, he looked at Karina Milei: “Excuse me, boss.” The brothers nodded. Campero then raised a glass and began to hit it with a fork. There was a brief silence. The man from Tucumán asked for the microphone and let out a shout of euphoria: “Gentlemen, long live the country!” Continue reading
