García Moritán refuses to leave his ministerial position amid the Pampita scandal and a serious complaint
Roberto García Moritan He’s in resistance mode. In personal and public life, which in his case mix without a solution of continuity. Practically entrenched, he refuses to back down from his duties as the city’s minister of economic development and faces media storm around the scandalous divorce with Carolina “Pampita” Ardohainwith accusations of infidelity leading him to become the central topic of all the gossip.
In Uspallata, at the headquarters of the city government, v Pampita’s ex-husband He has no allies left. He became a minister based on an electoral deal that has lost its meaning today: he was offered this position in a campaign in which Jorge Macri needed to clear opponents to face Martín Lousteau. García Moritán, as a representative of the United Republican Party, had a small percentage of the vote coming from his high profile resulting from his relationship with a model and his media discussion with sectors of the left and Kirchnerism.
Without these assets, García Moritán began to be interrogated internally for his administrative “negligence”, including alleged “hiring nooks”, an accusation that ended in a complaint filed in court. But there has also been criticism for weeks for the modest results in the leadership of the ministry, which Jorge Macri expected to be one of the most active and dynamic in creating policies to support production and employment in the city of Buenos Aires.
The situation worsened after the scandalous breakup with Pampita, accusations of infidelity and problems in living together, which further deepened the shortcomings in his activity as a public official. “He should resign or at least take a leave of absence. This situation is beginning to affect the image of the city administration,” admitted the headquarters of the executive power.
Despite the fact that at least five officials and advisers were consulted Infobae They agreed with that view, in the headquarters of the Ministry, Roberto García Moritán tried to show normality. In fact, he told several trusted associates he spoke with that he had received no formal request to leave office. “We work hard and I am here to continue to honor my role in the best way we have always done.Pampita’s ex-husband let himself be heard.
In fact, he has published several stories on his Instagram profile in his role as Minister of Economic Development, including a call for the Taste of Buenos Aires meeting this Saturday and Sunday in Thays Park.
In addition, the Buenos Aires government has admitted that García Moritán’s situation is close to being resolved. Although they hope that he will decide to resign – at least with a request for leave – they do not rule out that the head of the government will decide on his dismissal. “It’s in your hands. It would be best to fix your personal situation, it’s not something that can last forever. It should be resolved on Monday,” responded the sources consulted by this medium.
It is specific that, in addition to the media scandal, the Foundation for Peace and Climate Change filed a criminal complaint for the alleged “irregular recruitment of 384 employees of the Ministry of Economic Development” and other negotiated assumptions. “They may have committed jointly and/or repeatedly over time (…) possible crimes of money laundering and/or aggravated tax evasion, among other presumptions of fact,” states the complaint, accessed by Infobae.
The criminal complaint is the latest in a wide-ranging series of complications that have emerged in recent weeks that have sent García Moritán into resistance mode.