On December 10, 2015 Mauricio Macri took over the presidency of the Argentine nationThis marked a break in politics, as he was the first president elected through an effective vote and led a coalition without judicialist roots.
Ten years after this assumption, the Beginning of a period that marked a change in the political model and economy of Argentina. This date commemorates not only the inauguration, but also the accumulation of political circumstances and the Expectation of a change that surrounded the arrival of a new actor in power:
The search for unity and the end of the “rift”
A central theme in the new government’s inaugural speech and rhetoric was the need to overcome the crisis “crack” or political confrontation. Macri shouted a Dialogue and respect between different visions. The message sought a “healthier nationalism” that focused on the person rather than resentment, and called on the opposition and all citizens to do so work as a team to achieve a joint country project.
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The transition amid controversy
Macri’s inauguration was preceded by an unusual and tense period Protocol controversy with the outgoing presidentCristina Fernández de Kirchner, about the place and time of the handover of the command attributes (the staff and the presidential sash). It reached such severity that their conflict escalated require immediate judicial intervention to determine the exact date of the end of the outgoing president’s mandate.
Finally, the swearing-in ceremony took place before the Legislative Assembly in the National Congress The transfer of attributes took place in Pink house by the provisional President of the Senate, Federico Pinedo, due to the former President’s refusal to attend. This episode symbolized the profound political division with which it began.
A government with a focus on “modernization”
Since the beginning of its mandate, the Macri government carried out a restructuring of the state and amended the ministerial law to adapt it to its objectives modernization of the state and one “smartest” insertion in the world. This change in leadership focused on opening up economic policy, the search for macroeconomic stabilityand the development of the Infrastructure and the industry agro-industrial.
The swearing-in ceremony and the message to the nation
The inauguration day followed a strict schedule. At 12 noon, Macri and his Vice President Gabriela Michetti took the constitutional oath in front of Parliament Legislative Assembly Meeting in Congress.
Immediately afterwards, the new president addressed his first message to the nation. In his speech, Macri emphasized the pillars of his management: the Unity of Argentinesthe fight against it Poverty and the Drug traffickingand the strengthening of republican institutions and the independent judiciary.
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A return to the international stage
Macri’s inauguration marked the beginning of a new stage in the Argentine foreign policy. The government sought rapprochement with Western countries and a more active role in international organizations. This round is called “Return to the World”was one of the main promises and management axes aimed at attracting investments and signing economic cooperation agreements, symbolized by the approval of the Paris Agreement shortly after his inauguration.
The historical context and the election victory
The Victory of Let’s changea coalition that united the PRO, the Radical Civic Union and the Civic Coalition was a milestone. Macri was the first president in modern Argentine history to win in a second round (or drain) and narrowly beat the official candidate Daniel Scioli. This election victory was interpreted as the wish of a part of society Look for a change and a change about the political, economic and social direction of the country after more than a decade of Kirchnerist governments.
Institutional and legal change
In keeping with the promise to strengthen institutions, the new management placed particular emphasis on this justice. The president promised “relentless against corruption” and to work to ensure that they did not exist “Militant Judges”to cleanse the judiciary of “political vices”. This position was accompanied by measures striving for greater things transparency in public management.
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