▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁crisis , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁enter ▁politics ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Just icial ist ▁Party . ▁He ▁a ided ▁the ▁president ial ▁campaign ▁of ▁Carlos ▁Men em ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Minister ▁of ▁Social ▁Development . ▁De ▁Nar vá ez ▁ran ▁from ▁the ▁political ▁left , ▁comment ing ▁that ▁in ▁office ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁sta unch ▁w elf ar ist . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁then ▁self - fin anced ▁major ▁comm emor ations ▁around ▁Argentina ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁Per on ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁Francisco ▁de ▁Nar vá ez ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Deput y ▁for ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁Province ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁first ▁foreign er ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Chamber . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁de ▁Nar vá ez ▁took ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁agricult ure ▁workers ▁against ▁the ▁Argent in ian ▁government ▁over ▁efforts ▁to ▁either ▁ban ▁certain ▁meat ▁exports . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁spoken ▁out ▁about ▁the ▁national ization ▁of ▁private ▁industry ▁in ▁many ▁other ▁areas ▁of ▁govern ance . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁centre - right ▁pro ▁business ▁politician , ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁sen atorial ▁bid ▁of ▁H ilda ▁de ▁Du hal de ▁and ▁s its ▁with ▁diss ident ▁Per on ists ▁in ▁Congress , ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Kir chn ers . ▁He ▁stood ▁to ▁be ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁province