Elisa Carrió, leader and founder of the Civic Coalition (CC), analyzed the current national situation and addressed the legal situation of Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni, who is accused of alleged illicit enrichment. "Milei's conception of power is that you can obtain legitimate money in any way and by any means, even if it is not a legal way," Carrió stated.
"During the Kirchner era, when I was accused of enrichment after selling an apartment, I presented all the information about a transaction that was not fully transparent," Carrió recounted, adding: "As a public official, you have the obligation to defend yourself, that is, to demonstrate to society that what they are saying is false."
When asked about the political consequences that the Adorni case could have for the government, Carrió was emphatic: "There is no politics here." Later, in the interview conducted on the TN channel, she elaborated: "What I understand as politics, that is, dialogue with others, education, argumentation... none of that exists here."
"But in recent months, the government has been able to pass many laws," journalist Diego Sehinkman asked Carrió, who responded: "Whenever there is legitimacy, there are hands that reach out. But there is no real argumentation."
To illustrate this, Carrió gave the example of the Glacier Law. "With that, it became clear that there is a free pass here. The current society..."
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Elisa Carrió, leader and founder of the Civic Coalition (CC), analyzed the national situation and commented on the legal situation of Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni, who is accused of alleged illicit enrichment. "The conception that Milei has of power is that you can obtain legitimate money in any way and by any means, even if it is not a legal way," said "Lilita." "During Kirchnerism, when I was accused of enrichment after selling an apartment, I presented all the information about a transaction that was not transparent," Carrió recounted, and added: "As a public official, you have the obligation to defend yourself, that is, to demonstrate to society that what they are saying is false." When asked about the political consequences that the Adorni case could have for the government, Carrió was emphatic: "There is no politics here." Later, in the interview conducted on the TN channel, she elaborated: "What I understand by politics, that is, dialogue with the other, education, argumentation... there is none of that here." The leader of the Civic Coalition analyzed the national situation. "But in recent months, the government has been able to pass many laws," journalist Diego Sehinkman asked Carrió, who responded: "Whenever there is legitimacy, there are hands that reach out. But there is no real argumentation." To illustrate this, Carrió gave the example of the Glacier Law. "With that, it became clear that there is a free pass here. Today's society does not care if La Pampa will have water in the next 20 years," she emphasized. Regarding the course of the economy and its impact on people's pockets, the leader of the CC pointed out: "In Argentine society, there is a class that enjoys and that benefits from this government, which I don't think reaches 12%. And there is another class that is struggling to remain in the middle class: those are the ones who don't want anything to change." "Because they are clinging to a lifeline, they don't want anything to change. That's why they will tolerate everything from Milei. But it's not about being 'kuka' or not 'kuka'. It's because they are on the verge of falling into a lower middle class or poverty," she concluded. Elisa Carrió criticized Manuel Adorni. In line with this, Carrió also alluded to changes in citizens' habits. "I see a growing trend outside the government," she noted. When arguing this premise, she shared a personal experience: "The other day I wanted to pay for a coffee with my debit card, but they told me, 'no, only with Mercado Pago.' What does this mean? That there are many people who don't even have a bank account and don't pay taxes." "The informal economy is growing at a level I have never seen before," the former legislator deepened. "When you see that 60% of the population called the middle class does not want a bank debit card, it is a very important issue. Because that explains the low collection," she added. In Carrió's words, "when I ask SMEs if they will hire more employees with the labor reform, they all tell me no. Because maintaining a business is already unsustainable for the entire sector." "The government is trapped, because it has to lower taxes, but if it lowers them, people will not return to the formal sector," she concluded. Elisa Carrió, Manuel Adorni, Javier Milei.