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Sadly, two posts in a row deal with damage & destruction inside Recoleta Cemetery. The tomb of former President Ra\u00fal Alfons\u00edn<\/a> was spray painted on 05 Jun 2017 with the pro-Peronista symbol “PV”, Per\u00f3n vuelve<\/em>. Alfon\u00edn passed away in Mar 2009 after a long battle with lung cancer & was buried with much fanfare, fitting of someone so important in national history (for more info, see the 4-part Death of a President<\/a> series). This method of showing political disagreement should never be considered acceptable.<\/p>\n —————————<\/p>\n What follows is a translation of a press release from the T\u00e9lam news agency:<\/p>\n National representative Ricardo Alfons\u00edn (of the Cambiemos-Uni\u00f3n C\u00edvica Radical party) today thanked those who called him concerning the vandalism of his father’s mausoleum located in Recoleta Cemetery & confirmed that he would not accept any candidacy.<\/p>\n After a reunion with Governor Mar\u00eda Eugenia Vidal, in which it was rumored that the leader of Buenos Aires province offered him a post, Alfons\u00edn reassured that “the meeting took place & we talked about many things, both sides showed courtesy, kindness & frankness”, but emphasized that he does not want “to be a candidate for an elected position, either in Argentina or in a foreign country”.<\/p>\n In statements to T\u00e9lam Radio, Alfons\u00edn said that he received calls offering support after news of vandalism of the mausoleum of the deceased ex-President Ra\u00fal Alfons\u00edn had been made public.<\/p>\n “In every country around the world there are powerful personalities with anti-democratic ideas who do this kind of thing, which we always must renounce regardless of who is the victim”, he affirmed.<\/p>\n Among those who communicated with the Cambiemos representative are the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich; the head of the Federal System of Media & Public Content, Hern\u00e1n Lombardi; the ex-President Cristina Fern\u00e1ndez de Kirchner; the ex-Minister of Transportation Florencio Randazzo; and the former head of the Cabinet An\u00edbal Fern\u00e1ndez, as well as “all members of the Radical political party”, the Governor of Santa Fe province & the national head of the Socialist Party Antonio Bonfatti.<\/p>\n In this context, Alfons\u00edn complained that the during the period of government under Cambiemos, the UCR party had maintained “a rather passive role which has harmed society” & added that “no one should be surprised, therefore, that disagreements would present themselves”. At the same time he admitted to be “working” so that “in 2019 there will be a Radical party President”.<\/p>\n Photo above from the T\u00e9lam<\/strong> news agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sadly, two posts in a row deal with damage & destruction inside Recoleta Cemetery. The tomb of former President Ra\u00fal Alfons\u00edn was spray painted on…<\/p>\n