The crack that crosses Buenos Aires Peronism is far from those exchanges and intimate criticisms that transcended under the low. Now the power dispute that reflects a political movement that struggles to redefine after harsh electoral defeats and wear of its main figures is public. In the center of the storm is Kirchnerism, once unified under the figure of Cristina Kirchnerbut today fragmented between those who still see in it the undisputed leader and those who bet on Axel Kicillof as the face of a necessary renewal. The electoral unfolding decided by the governor, which broke with the strategy of concurrent elections promoted by Cristinahe leaned the tensions, taking officials, mayors and leaders to take sides publicly, some with statements that do not leave gray.
Is this fracture a strategy of Kicillof for take off from an former president whose image, according to surveys, exceeds 80% rejection and faces the weight of a judicial conviction? While Peronism seeks its course for 2025, loyalties are divided, and the dream of a united opposition to deal with libertarians seems to be further than ever.
Mayra Mayra Mendoza supported Cristina Kirchner and accused Axel Kicillof of being a “ungrateful”
Kicillof’s decision to unfold the provincial elections for September, separating them from the nationals of October, was not only a tactical movement, but a declaration of autonomy that ignited the alarms in the intimate circle of those who knew how to win the nickname “the boss.” The exvice, which assumed the presidency of the Justicialist Party (PJ) In an attempt to resume the control of Peronism, a direct affront saw in this play. The unfolding, according to the Kicillof environment, seeks to strengthen the Buenos Aires agenda in front of a weakened national government, but for the Kirchnerists loyal to Cristina, it is a betrayal that – in reality – weakens the national strategy of the movement. What does not reveal the governor’s environment is that, the condemnation against CFK in the road cause, his high negative image and the direct association that the electorate makes Alberto Fernández (currently with 97% of negative image), arouse the urgency that Kicillof is unmarked from his political mentor.
On the one hand, Cristina maintains a hard support of support among those who consider it the only one capable of reorganizing Peronism in front of the crisis. On the other, Kicillof gained ground among those who see in him a more pragmatic leader, capable of connecting with disenchanted sectors without the weight of the Kirchnerist past. Public support statements, loaded with cross criticism, show a Peronism divided into two irreconcilable sides. But, Who are the leaders, officials and former officials who have already made clear whether they align with Axel or Cristina?
The Loyal to Cristina Kirchner
Cristina’s surroundings is composed of central figures from La Cámpora and historical Kirchnerism, which consider it an irreplaceable lighthouse for Peronist resistance. Maximum Kirchnernational deputy and leader of La Cámpora, is one of the “sung votes” in support of his mother in this intern. At least, that showed in an act in La Plata, where he spoke of “Peronists with fear” that “they do not endure Cristina”, in clear allusion to those who went out to support Kicillof and try to take off from their mother.
Another predictable support is to Mayra Mendozathe mayor of Quilmes and referent of La Cámpora, who was also one of the hardest when criticizing Kicillof for his internal position. In an interview with a streaming channel, Mendoza did not hesitate to point out the president’s personal debt with Cristina: “Axel was proposed as a governor for a tuten by Martín Insaurralde, but we all know it was (who became governor) for the trust that Cristina deposited in him. “This statement charged with reproach found the conclusion that Cristina is “major word” within Peronism and that the actions of Kicillof shows that it is a “ungrateful.”
Máximo Kirchner with her mother, Cristina Fernández, who already gave her support for Kicillof
Teresa Garcíaprovincial senator, was another that joined the criticism against Kicillof, accusing him of wanting to “retire” Cristina. Although he did not appoint him directly, Garcia said that “there are sectors that are not defined” in the face of the leadership of the former president, a blunt indirect to the governor who did not want to close ranks with her in the driving of the PJ.
Paco Durañonathe former intention of San Antonio de Areco also went out to support the former president criticizing the governor saying that he self -perceives “leader”, but that “he is not in conditions” of being or “transforming” into one. Under that foot, he accused him of forcing an “illegitimate” conduction of Peronism, placing Cristina as a victim who is stealing the prominence and as the only reference capable of keeping the movement together in times of crisis.
Finally, who believed would be the candidate for president to the sudden candidacy of the former Minister of Economy, Eduardo “Wado” by Pedronow senator and key figure of La Cámpora, he spared his compliments when it came to highlighting Fernández de Kirchner over Kicillof although with his characteristic conciliatory tone. “With her, we reorganize us again to elaborate a program,” he said recently although a few months ago he had dismissed such internal and had not suggested “dramatizing” the conflict between the Peronists and Kirchnerists.
Those who bet Axel Kicillof
At the other extreme, who knew how to be a Minister of Economy of CFK and is now a president of the Buenos Aires territory gathered a block that combines management and renewal, attracting those who see in him a necessary and viable alternative in full shortage of representativeness. Andrés “Cuervo” LarroqueMinister of Community Development and former member of La Cámpora, is one of the most relevant figures on this side. Larroque accused La Cámpora of having attitudes “Destabilizers” against Kicillofdefending his leadership as an opportunity to rebuild Peronism from Buenos Aires management.
Carlos BiancoBuenos Aires Minister of Government, wrapped in a scandal for allegedly handling drunk and wanting to avoid breathalyzer control, also He supported Axel, denying that there is a fight to see who the leader is. “Lately sectors of our political force, with whom I sometimes have differences but also a common journey, they have decided to criticize me a lot and accompany me little,” Kicillof analyzed in a statement to which Bianco supported saying that the governor seeks “unity” unlike others who seek to overcome being attacked.
Julio Alak, mayor of La Plata, led a statement from 47 communal leaders who support Governor Kicillof
From here it begins to become more evident than, although the ex -president retains a historical renowned support within La Cámpora, Kicillof is supported by more leaders who are in functions; That is, officials. This is how A group of 47 Buenos Aires mayors ended up supporting Axel forming a “protective wall” in the face of criticism of the K. While not everyone has made individual statements demonstrating it, they did support collectively.
This support was expressed through a statement published on social networks, headed by the mayor of La Plata, Julio Alak. There they asked the Buenos Aires president to “in use of their constitutional powers, arranged the unfolding of the provincial and municipal elections, setting a different date from that of the national elections”, arguing that this would guarantee “predictability” and allow a “real debate on Buenos Aires challenges.”
Taking the opposite to Cristina translated, automatically, in a support for Kicillof. Although this Monday the president of the PJ surprised when he withdraw his concurrent elections project despite “continuing to believe that unfolding the elections in the province of Buenos Aires is a political error”, the context forces her to work in unity, so she asked Senator Teresa García to give up the presentation of law; The tense climate between these two continues and seems to last until the elections are developed in September.
