Macri agreed to make the oath of office in the Congress, but thought that he should then move to the Casa Rosada across the Avenida de Mayo and receive the sash and staff from Cristina at the White Hall, as was traditionally done.

[7] Macri proposed that, if Kirchner refused to attend the ceremony at the Casa Rosada, he could receive the symbols from Ricardo Lorenzetti, president of the Supreme Court of Argentina.

Kirchner claimed that Macri was rude and violent with her, stating that at one point during the call, "I had to remind him that beyond our offices, he is a man and I am a woman, and I did not deserve to be treated as I was.

"[8] Incoming vice president Gabriela Michetti cast doubt on her remarks, noting that Macri is a person "whom we've never heard raising his tone of voice".

As a result, Federico Pinedo, the provisional president of the Senate, was in charge of the executive branch in the 12 hours between the end of Kirchner's term and Macri's swearing in.

The Chilean newspaper La Tercera noted that the scandal brought into relief "the weakness of Argentina's institutions", while El Tiempo of Colombia wrote that the dispute developed "in a context of strong political conflict".

Minutes later, Macri delivered an address from the Casa Rosada's historic balcony to a crowd assembled in the Plaza de Mayo, promising to "always tell the truth, always be honest" and also calling on the public to aid him running the country and to let him know if he were to make a mistake.

[17] After being declared president, he gave a reception at the San Martín Palace, the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship, to all the heads of state present: Michelle Bachelet from Chile, Horacio Cartes from Paraguay, Juan Manuel Santos from Colombia, Rafael Correa from Ecuador, Evo Morales from Bolivia, Dilma Rousseff from Brazil, and representatives of other countries attending his inauguration.