The social leader Alejandro 'Pitu' Salvatierra was sworn in as a legislator in the City of Buenos Aires, causing astonishment and applause. Dressed in a suit and a leather cap, the leader from Ciudad Oculta took his oath during a preparatory session at the Legislature. In his oath, he mentioned the porteños, especially those living in shantytowns (villas), Perón, Eva Perón, Néstor, and Cristina Kirchner, whom he called 'a candidate and free.' He also drew attention to the radio station Futurock, which he defined as an 'organized community.' As a member of the program 'Segurola y Habana' on the radio, he used the following formula: 'For the porteños, especially for those living in a villa, for Perón, for Eva, for Néstor, for Cristina [Kirchner], candidate and free, for the organized community that Futurock represents, and above all, for the memory of my mother who dreamed this day would come and it has finally arrived. Yes, I swear.' Salvatierra has been at the center of the public debate for his criminal past, which includes a seven-year sentence for leading a bank robbery gang and a prosecution for drug possession in 2016. The now-legislator stated that he has served his sentence and that his reconfiguration as a social leader and coordinator of cooperatives and soup kitchens is an example of meritocracy that, in his opinion, its 'standard-bearers' cannot recognize in me.
