Originally posted by the Voice of America.
Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America,
a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in
the public domain.


Argentina's President-elect Says Cabinet 'Chosen,' Some Names Revealed

Reuters

   BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's incoming cabinet has already been chosen and
   will be revealed on Friday, President-elect Alberto Fernandez said on
   Tuesday, while his team confirmed a few major picks, including the
   incoming foreign minister and chief of staff.

   As the country and markets watch closely for the make-up of the
   Peronist's core leadership team, the key economic roles are still under
   wraps, with talks ongoing about how those will be structured, a
   spokesman for the leftist leader said.

   "The cabinet is defined. Everything is already chosen and we are all
   working. We will present it on Friday at 6 pm (2100 GMT)," Fernandez
   said a post on an official Twitter account.

   This followed comments made on local radio station Metro 95.1.

   The incoming center-left leader gave little detail away, though he
   downplayed the influence of his vice president-elect, Cristina
   Fernandez de Kirchner.

   Argentina's creditors, energy investors and grains traders are watching
   Fernandez's picks closely, worried that Latin America's No. 3 economy
   could shift toward populism after four-years under market-friendly
   conservative Mauricio Macri.

   The spokesman told Reuters that young political scientist Santiago
   Cafiero, heir to a historic Peronist family, will likely be Cabinet
   chief, and that former Buenos Aires governor FelipeSolá will take on
   the role of foreign minister.

   Eduardo de Pedro, a "Kirchnerist" farther to the left in the Peronist
   political movement, will also be part of the cabinet, the spokesman
   said, without revealing his role.

   "The aim is to make a cabinet that represents all sectors of Frente de
   Todos," he said, referring to Fernandez's coalition, which translates
   as "Front for All." "The delay (naming the cabinet) is due to
   negotiations between the different sectors."

   Economy Roles Still Uncertain

   Fernandez's team has kept a tight lid on picks for the top economy
   role, though a few key people are likely to play at least some role
   either in the formal cabinet or as advisers.

   In recent weeks so many names have been touted to head the economy that
   a running joke is that the candidates are so numerous they could fill a
   soccer stadium.

   Heterodox economists MatÃas Kulfas and Cecilia Todesca, debt expert
   Guillermo Nielsen, and academicMartÃnGuzmán are highly likely to take
   on some form of economic roles.

   One source with knowledge of the matter and some domestic media have
   also said that Miguel Angel Pesce, an economist, is in line to take the
   central bank presidency.

   Fernandez's spokesman said that the structure of the economic roles has
   not yet been defined, which could include a powerful ministry with many
   secretariats or several ministries.

   Fernandez said on Tuesday that Fernandez de Kirchner, a divisive former
   president who clashed with creditors and the farm sector during her
   two-term administration, had given advice on the cabinet but denied she
   had installed her own people.

.