Cristina Kirchner has been the leader of Peronism for the past 15 years. The policy that was twice president of Argentina retained the leadership of the movement even during the mandate of Alberto Fernández (2019-2023), whom. But from the hard defeat suffered by Peronism in the presidential elections of 2023, its internal power is increasingly disputed with more intensity. The last to stand up is Axel Kicillof, the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, the largest, populated and rich in Argentina. With the gallons of having been re -elected in office in the last election and the support of some heavyweights of the party, Kicillof seeks to force a renewal of Peronism that can face Javier Milei.
The former Kirchner’s former led his own space this weekend, right movement to the future. “Peronism faces a historical challenge: rebuilt to lead an alternative to the adjustment and cruelty experiment carried out by the National Government of Javier Milei,” the document with which the new space was announced, backed by 400 signatures, between 400 signatures, between 400 They of mayors, deputies, social movements and unions.
and wants to be worth it for negotiations for the October legislative elections. Ask to understand the reasons for the electoral defeat of 2023, recover the agenda and bring new ideas that represent workers, productive sectors, science, education and culture.
Politicians aligned with Buenos Aires governor begin to express in front of the microphones what many Peronists have long thought about a low voice: discontent with the latest candidates proposed by Kirchner and the rejection of their son, maximum, in driving. Daniel Scioli, the man who then designated as successor in 2015, today integrates the Mileist Rows as Secretary of Tourism, Sports and Environment; Alberto Fernández, his candidate in 2019, won the presidency, but left power with popularity for the soils and his image has deteriorated even more since it was and by corruption. Massa, the great internal rival whom he finally accepted as a candidate in 2023, headed the greatest defeat of the Peronism of recent history.
Buenos Aires referents such as Mario Secco, mayor of Ensenada, say they do not want to break the space, but have a voice and vote in the direction of Peronism and in the formation of the electoral lists. “Being verticalist is that they have put me to Scioli and I didn’t like it and accompanied him. Alberto did not like it, Massa either, and I accompanied them. We are not groundbreaking ”, one of the politicians who were faithful allies of Kirchner, but now they have changed sides. The governor’s supporters claim it as a shield in front of the chainsaw of the ultra leader and as an example of another way of governing.
Kirchner’s silence
The former president is silent about the announcement of Kicillof. He has avoided pronouncing in public until now and did not devote space this Monday at the Council of the Justicialist Party that he presided in Buenos Aires. From their environment, they admit that it fell like a jug of cold water. They consider that the governor’s play divides Peronism into the facts. They criticize, in addition, that you have chosen to dispute opposition leadership just when, triggered by the promotion of cryptocurrency $ Libra through social networks.
The former president already, but came out airy. The play of who was his latest Minister of Economy is a much greater challenge. Will force them to negotiate or pay the price of a break in the electoral results.
The Argentine Congress has eliminated primary elections, which forces political parties to advance their definitions. Eight months after the elections, Kirchner does not know yet if the Senate will approve the clean file law that would leave her out of the electoral race by. The surveys give the Milei party, La Libertad advances, which is committed to governing the second half of the reinforced mandate in the two legislative chambers. Any division of Peronism at the polls would weaken even more to the great opposition party.
