Searing title that wasn't: unrest in the Casa Rosada by the collapse of the mining project San Jorge.
Shocking title which was Yes: Chronicle of an afternoon hot on the trucks of Alicia K.
The novelty that could have caused a major title during the political week that happened came from Buenos Aires and in much detail. History is complemented with concrete signs of the consequences of the episode that had marked the Mendoza policy.
Francisco volantazo is still fresh Paco Pérez, for electoral convenience and on the advice of his advisor Mario Riorda campaign, made that pro-Government deputies on August 24 at night completed adding their votes so that the record of the minera San Jorge ended the legislative file. More than one observer meant that it would a national rebound, but it was not immediately, or at least echoes newly replied a week later, Wednesday 31 by Mendoza.
The next day (September 1) meet these transcended from the Federal Capital, which pointed to the PJ candidate, came the loud roar of the electoral fight that attracted public attention. The appearance of a dozen trucks filled with household appliances in the area of the neighborhoods in the South of Godoy Cruz generated a cutoff of Route 40 on the part of neighbors who were claiming the delivery of such goods as payment for having voted to Cristina.
The event will be registered in the minihistoria of the pre-election bid as "Alicia K trucks", in obvious allusion to the Minister of Social development, who handles a welfare apparatus that during the campaign becomes arrester apparatus of wills. A system of direct aid from the nation that liquefies to the same State and becomes "the good hand of Cristina".
With the review of these two events will show some common characteristics. So were the stories. Anyway, what happened does not seems to be exactly what went to the surface.
The antiminera sanctification of Paco
From Buenos Aires slipped on Wednesday, 31 August the President demanded explanations for the decline of mining project. It was also stated that Cristina Amado Boudou sent to speak with the sanjuanino Secretary of mining, Jorge Mayoral, on the subject. The point was made that the official report did not satisfy the Lady. And he emphasized that Mayoral depends directly on Julio De Vido, and is known the historical internal tension between her and the Minister of planning. It was enough to recall that during the transition, back in November 2007, when he was about to take Cristina, De Vido continuity hanging by a thread.
From Balcarce 50 of Capital Federal, the continuity of Mayoral depends on its Kirchner leader continue at the head of the infrastructure portfolio. Official sources claim that the possibilities for De Vido subsists in the turnover of Government today is "50-50".
This alleged unrest that went imperceptible to the Buenos Aires press had a direct correlation in Mendoza. Specifically, local pro-Government sources said De Vido as soon as he heard the footsteps of Pérez called him to claim what he had done.
Everything had logic, and it remains, but the pointer defended himself and said that it was an "operation" but he did not know who. Only he exemplified that when the Government in check and he still infrastructure Minister decided to paralyze the work of the Brazilian mining Vale which exploits potassium chloride in Malargüe, he never received any complaint on the part of De Vido.
"I as follows: Vale cost four billion dollars and San Jorge 100 million." By which of the two projects should be worried? ", raised while he was in full proselytizing activity."
Perez answered his own question: "which should be worried about the fall of San Jorge is Mayoral, because it is your area". The inference of Pérez emerges quickly: the power plant of the version that questions is in the Secretariat of mining.
But in addition, part of Pérez had a detail said with a tone of confidence. "In the end, everything is known, now know that I at least three years ago I desvinculé of the law firm who has the representation of St. George and I do not speak with them for long, why Raul Rodriguez (one of the lawyers of San Jorge) attacks me on Twitter".
The ghost fleet of Alicia
Paco WINS not to scare. The next day, he had to hurry to respond in the case of the 12 trucks with appliances. The impression he gave is that little and nothing knew the candidate on the camioncitos that guarecieron in a few sheds of national roads at the height of the La Gloria neighborhood. Its surroundings immediately dissociated itself: "ask (William) Carmona and (Marcela) Ilacqua, we have nothing to do".
Indeed, there was the blockade of the South access occurred September 1 Thursday on the part of residents of the neighborhood pilgrims. This protest made clear a lethal combination of little brewing and their corresponding victims policy. It was a radical tripping did unleash the Peronist fury. In the middle course, were the poor, which are used for these purposes, either to go to vote for a certain candidate to go to burn a covered rubber and piquetear by order of the mouse pointer turn.
The truth and the destination on the merchandise remains a mystery. Who took the hasty response was Ilacqua, Coordinator of Ministry of national development in Mendoza, who arrived a few months to that position. Explanations of the lawyer Kirchner (member of Kolina, Alicia party) seemed to be insufficient, and the worst thing is that it not concealed its role in this scheme of social assistance. Which means that the national Government passes over any provincial or municipal establishment and carried such assistance directly who requested in a letter to the Minister. The applicant may be a private or non-profit entity. Or is that with this system the President well could say literally that "the State I am".
To make matters worse, protesters demanding the delivery of electrical appliances, many with presumptuousness, pointed out that it was the candidate for Mayor of Godoy Cruz, Marcelo Costa, who had promised them the reward for having voted Cristina on August 14. The maneuver was apparent and they were awarded the radical Mayor Alfredo Cornejo. But beyond, the picket was one of the objectives: made enceguecer to Costa, who cried "trap," as if it were a crime and all ended up sospenchando of the holder of the OSEP, because her reaction was seen as an overacting. The back room was more interesting to what it was, because even more naked method client in this case, the nation.
Some Peronist resented the internal of Godoy Cruz tried to "Paste" to coast to the matter and pointed out as a link to the second of Ilacqua, Javier Cachi Rodríguez, who is in the area of claimants neighborhoods. But then mentioned the alleged link between Mariano Maure, the ruling movement of unit Popular (MUP), and Ilacqua Kirchner. Both the family bond binds together them (they are brothers-in-law, Ilacqua is Gustavo Maure, brother of Mariano's wife). The leader of the MUP is a candidate for first Councillor of peronism in Godoy Cruz and will have its award to such militancy in favour of the Baldwin and defence of the management of Celso Jaque. That link, then, would have to reach trucks Godoy Cruz to distribute promised payment.
The harsh territorial Word
Again the chain of relationships had logic, until he talked about one of those affected. These are the arguments of Mariano Maure which reveal several edges call euphemistically "territorial policy".
"We have always been very critical to the action of the RRC (Regional reference centre) of the Ministry of Social development, by the way in which we work with these programs, and therefore did not participate in them".
"He must untie coast, because it has nothing to do with this." Although many told him he did nothing, he preferred to clear his good name. "It is true that behind this was radicalism".
"I have walked the neighborhoods of Godoy Cruz and not perceived any negative impact to the figure of coast."
"Those who make policy in the territory we know that an electoral favour 'meets' immediately performs, and this would not be the case".
"All who know my career can attest that I have no relationship with Ilacqua and Gustavo Maure by political differences look for them in the internal of the SUTE and the CTA".
"The mistake was to put trucks there in the midst of neighborhoods." "The mistake made it Ilacqua, perhaps has been for his inexperience in that function".
What will never be clear is where are the trucks wore what and where. You will hardly know. But it is clear that the differences between the candidates, according to polls, are very narrow in this campaign, that is why what happened happened last week.
Conclusion and urgent notice
It is clear that Perez went from "devotee" of St. George to renege on the Saint. And the trucks are only powerful Alicia k. These almost two months until the general election will be difficult for those who have to explain them. But at the same time, it will be helpful to do so, because every political action will be a disguised missile to gain the vote. Now more never to be taken into account this: each camouflaged action will speak more of who runs that any messages advertising proselistita. Reading "under water" will be essential to decide at the time of cover.