Leandro Zdero Explained

Leandro Zdero
Native Name:	instead.-->
Term Start:	10 December 2023
Term Start1:	10 December 2017
Term End1:	10 December 2023
Term Start2:	10 December 2005
Term End2:	10 December 2009
Birth Date:	18 January 1971
Birth Place:	Quitilipi, Argentina

Leandro Zdero (born 18 January 1971) is an Argentine politician. He was elected in 2023 to serve as Governor of Chaco Province.

Biography

Leandro Zdero was born in Quitilipi. He is an architect and a teacher at the National University of the Northeast.^[1]

He ran for mayor of Resistencia, Chaco in 2015, but was defeated by former governor Jorge Capitanich. He ran again in 2019 and was defeated by Gustavo Martínez.^[1]

He ran for governor in 2023, and held primary elections within the Juntos por el Cambio party against Juan Carlos Polini. He won without any noticeable disputes with Polini, who worked alongside him since then. He ran against Governor Jorge Capitanich, who was running for re-election and won. His victory ended 16 years of continuous rule of the Justicialist Party in the province.^[1] The transition negotiations between Capitanich and Zdero were interrupted a month later, as the elected vicegovernor Silvana Schneider accused the outgoing government of proving false and misleading information.^[2] They also denounced that Capitanich had made cheques to be paid by the administration of Zdero by 1500 millions of pesos, and that he added 17000 new employees to the government.^[3]

Governor

Zdero took office on 9 December 2023. He announced that the province was in a poor condition, and that his administration would start a full audit of the provincial state.^[4]

External links

• Government of Chaco
• Profile at the Legislature of Chaco

Notes and References

1. Web site: Quién es Leandro Zdero, el radical que se benefició del deterioro de Capitanich y dio el batacazo en Chaco. Who is Leandro Zdero, the radical who benefited from the decline of Capitanich and had a surprise victory in Chaco. Spanish. Javier Fuego Simondet. September 18, 2023. La Nación. September 13, 2023.
2. Web site: Se rompió la transición entre Capitanich y Zdero en Chaco con un duro cruce de acusaciones. Transition between Capitanich and Zdero broke amid accusations. Spanish. 18 October 2023. La Nación. 18 December 2023.
3. Web site: La oposición en Chaco apuntó contra Capitanich por supuestas maniobras con fondos públicos que podrían perjudicar a Zdero. The opposition in Chaco denounced Capitanich for attempts with public funds that may harm Zdero. Spanish. November 14, 2023. Infobae. 18 December 2023.
4. Web site: Leandro Zdero asumió como nuevo gobernador de Chaco y dijo que hará una auditoría de la gestión de Capitanich. Leandro Zdero took office as governor of Chaco and said he would audit the regime of Capitanich. Spanish. Eduardo Ledesma. 9 December 2023. La Nación. 13 December 2023.