In dialogue with Channel Ethe political analyst, Gustavo Damian Gonzalezassessed the controversy over the new appointments in the Auditor General’s Office of the Nation and assured that it was a political agreement.questionable, but not illegal“.
The appointment of new authorities in the Auditor General of the Nation (AGN), approved during the extraordinary sessions of December 18, once again strained the relationship between the PRO and the Libertarian ruling party. The political analyst explained that the conflict combines a legal debate with a heated power struggle in Congress. “The General Audit Office of the Nation is an auditing agency of the state“, he recalled, underscoring the organization’s institutional relevance.
According to González, the PRO filed an unconstitutionality lawsuit through Cristian Ritondo because the appointments were not on the extraordinary appointments agenda. However, he made it clear that the core of the problem did not lie with the agreement itself. “Obviously there was an agreement, but there is nothing wrong with it because Parliament is there to make agreements.“, he claimed. In this sense, La Libertad Avanza promoted Rita Almada, Unión por la Patria to Juan Forlón and the governor of Salta to Pamela Caletti.
The analyst also pointed out that the session was characterized by improvisation. “The meeting was somewhat improvised and chaotic.“, he explained when he reported that it even had to be extended to allow the arrival of one of the people scheduled to the venue. This lack of order, in his opinion, is the main argument of the objection claim.
A legal claim with a political background
Gonzalez He clearly distinguished the legal from the political. “The agreements are part of the parliamentary process“, he noted, emphasizing that the judiciary makes little progress in decisions of this type. In this sense, he expects that the PRO presentation is likely to be rejected.”This is a political agreement and when political agreements are made in Parliament, the judiciary is unlikely to interfere“, he explained.
For the analyst, the PRO’s anger is due to being excluded from an important negotiation. “What the PRO says: They left us out“, he summarized, linking the unease to the government’s speech against “caste”, which contrasts with the agreement with Kirchnerism. What was missing from the agenda, he said, was the boundary that prompted the PRO to leave the premises.
What’s coming: February and new negotiations
look into the future, Gonzalez He expected the political dialogue to continue. “Everything seems so” he replied when asked about a new phase of extraordinary sessions in February. He listed a large outstanding agenda: appointments to the Supreme Court, more than 200 judicial vacancies, the ombudsman and labor reforms.
In this context, he considered that the events at AGN could be the first step in a broader process. “I would say that it is a beginning of dialogue between the two main blocs” he explained, but warned that progress will depend on how much both the ruling party and Peronism are willing to give up.
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