The Argentine political arc congratulated Robert Prevost, the newly appointed Pope Leo XIV, who was appointed this Thursday to succeed Francis.
The Chief of Government of Buenos Aires City, Jorge Macri, expressed his joy for the election of the new Pope: "United with millions of faithful in the City and around the world, we greet his arrival at the papacy and support his mission, with the hope that he continues the legacy of Francis: a Church that is close, committed, and a builder of peace among peoples."
The deputy of Union for the Homeland, Victoria Tolosa Paz, expressed profound emotion and hope for the arrival of the new Pope and celebrated that "the path marked by our dear one will continue." From the depths of the Great Homeland, she said that Leo XIV will continue to build a Church that honors the legacy of Jesus, accompanying those who suffer, the dispossessed, the different, those who are persecuted and violated.
The deputy of La Libertad Avanza, Santiago Santurio, congratulated Leo XIV as the successor of Peter and asked that the Holy Spirit guide and accompany him in the mission to work for a more free, merciful, and just world, concluding with a "We pray for you."
The governor of La Pampa, Sergio Ziliotto, stated that a stage has closed with the emotion of what has been lived with our Pope Francis and his legacy, and another opens with the arrival of a new pontiff.
