Rojkés de Alperovich promises 'loyalty' to President CFK

The Peronist senator for Tucumán, Beatriz Rojkés de Alperovich spoke today after it was confirmed that she will be sworn in as the provisional president of the Senate and promised full “loyalty” to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.  The Senate will this morning swear in a third of its members, who were elected in the October 23 elections.

During a radio interview today, Rojkés de Alperovich assured that she “fully supports the political system” used by the head of State, and admitted that she was “proud” to have been chosen to take up second position in the presidential succession. Her taking up the role, is a historic move, as she will be the first woman ever to hold the position.

The parliamentary ceremony was taking place this morning, where 24 senators elected in Buenos Aires, La Rioja, Misiones, Formosa, San Juan, San Luis, Jujuy and Santa Cruz were being sworn in by the Senate president, Julio Cobos.