 Bielsa was eventually chosen as the party's candidate in primary elections on July 1, 2007, but subsequently lost the election to Socialist Hermes Binner.Rossi continued in his role as Majority Leader of the Chamber of Deputies as head of the Front for Victory caucus, which retained a majority in the Chamber.President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner nominated him to the post of Minister of Defense of Argentina on May 30, 2013.