Miguel Fernández, referenced with the current head of the Buenos Aires UCR Maximiliano Abad, and Pablo Domenichini, supported by Martín Lousteau, compete.
In the midst of the tensions that impact its legislative blocks, this Sunday the Radical Civic Union (UCR) defines his presidency in the province of Buenos Airesa fundamental district to determine the 2025 electoral strategy.
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After running for vice-governor of Buenos Aires along with Nestor Grindettia formula that surpassed the PASO and came in second place in the general classification, Miguel Fernandez He is the candidate of “Radical Unity” and is supported by the current president of the UCR in the province, the senator Maximiliano Abad. Within Fernández’s career, his management as head of the mayor of Lauquen Train.
With a career in university management – he was president of the FUA and rector of the Almirante Brown University -, the Buenos Aires deputy Pablo Domenichini is the candidate of the party opposition, whose list is “Radical Future” and is represented by an alliance made between the senator Martin Lousteau and the national deputy Facundo Manes. His position would represent a more express confrontation against the current management of Javier Milei.
It is estimated that there are about 600,000 members of the UCR in the province of Buenos Aires registered to vote, of which it is estimated that around 10% will attend. The president of Buenos Aires radicalism may be strategic not only for the electoral prospects of the party, which suffered in the last year the departure of Together for Changebut also its internal configuration at the national level: the district leadership chooses the representatives in the National Committee and in the National Convention, currently close to Lousteau and Manes respectively.
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Maximiliano Abad and Martín Lousteau, colleagues of the radical bloc in the Senate.
Definitions of both candidates
Before the elections, the two leaders fighting for the presidency of Buenos Aires radicalism referred to the reasons why there was no unity list. “We have different views of what we believe the party should represent and we could not clearly agree on its direction.decision-making and the positions of radicalism in the construction of an electoral alternative for 2025,” Domenichini considered.
For his part, Fernández said that “There was a lack of good will and a clear understanding of the moment that society is going through. Different proposals were made that were fundamentally aimed at organizing the party looking to the future. Even the last proposal made by our circumstantial adversaries was accepted by our space. However, at the time of validating it by the same people who had approached it, it did not have an echo within its space, perhaps because interests outside our province“.
Both candidates were interviewed by La Nación, where they differed regarding their views on Javier Milei’s government. “We stand as responsible opponents”understood Fernandez, who assured that it is necessary to “support what is appropriate to support, correct what can be improved and reject what we consider good for the people.” For its part, Domenichini stated that “We have a very different view of what Javier Milei represents. “Radicalism must have clear ideas regarding issues that are relevant to society, such as the defunding of universities and the defense of a dignified retirement.”
Source: Ambito
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