Governor of Mendoza Province, Argentina, suspends mining deregulation law

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2. You're welcome, Judi. My guess is that Fernandez had a word with him.

Knowing a little about his negotiating style, he probably told him something along the lines of:

"I value our working relationship, and don't want to contradict you in public. But if you don't suspend this law, and put it up for public debate and referendum (as Mendoza law allows), you'll leave me no choice but to make a statement against you - and soon."

Suárez knows the law is deeply unpopular in his very arid province - and that a presidential statement against it would've hurt his approval even more. Fernández thus gave Suárez the chance to save face.

Like good Spaniards (of descent), they understand each other.