Workers, retirees and a visit inside: what Cristina Kirchner’s campaign will be like inside the PJ

The operational base, of course, operates at Rodríguez Peña 80, headquarters of the Patria Institute. Nevertheless, The idea is to deploy territorial tables throughout the country and add “very small tours” in which she is shown in contact with retirees, or in factories with workers. The locations will be decided a day before, but at least one trip to the interior is planned.

As an example, those close to Cristina recalled the visit she led weeks ago to the San José parish, led by Father Nicolas Angelotti, “Father Tano”located in The Slaughter. What they avoided mentioning is that at that time, the activity that kicked off the campaign caused discomfort in the Province and in the mayor of said municipality, Fernando Espinoza.

Since then, the conflict with the governor Axel Kicillof climbed The decision of the Buenos Aires president not to speak out caused discomfort in the Patria, and along those lines the senator and right-hand man of the former president Oscar Parrilli claimed: “We are waiting for a clear, forceful and explicit statement from the governor in favor of the candidacy of Cristina Kirchner to preside over the PJ.” Finally, The Buenos Aires president published a letter in which he did not express his support, although he clarified that (Ricardo) Quintela is not his candidate.

Cristina and Axel: the back room of the photo

On Wednesday night, Cristina and Kicillof coincided at the event marking the 47th anniversary of Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, which took place at the Teatro Argentino in La Plata, an emblematic place for Kirchnerism. Despite the political photo that the head of the human rights organization got Carlotto’s Stele (who had already achieved an image of similar magnitude when he reunited the former vice president with Alberto Fernández), In both terminals they lowered the tone and asked to “remove the political tone.”

In the former president’s circle they clarify that Carlotto invited her within the framework of a telephone conversation that both had the day before on the occasion of the birthday of the owner of Abuelas. “We went to that,” although at the same time they emphasize that “the packed auditorium sang ‘Cristina president’.” “We understand that they said it for the PJ, but we also know that it has a whole connotation for the person who sings it, it means words more words less than the boss is on the court“, they admit.

Regarding the locations – both in the front row separated by Carlotto – they point out that this is how it was arranged in Abuelas and that no one raised any objection. Before going to the auditorium, they shared a living room for about ten minutes with other people, where there was a protocol greeting.

Once the event was over, Patria and PBA released images of the evening. The latest ones show both leaders laughing, but those sent by the former president’s entourage show Kicillof in the background. In Patria they assure that with the exchange of letters the matter ended for her, although under their breath they do not hide that the anger continues.

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Patria Institute

Meanwhile, in Casa Rosada they assure that the Government is not going to give the PJ the $600 million it needs to carry out the election in a timely manner, nor the required number of ballot boxes. “The party has to get the money from somewhere else,” they point out while offering 3,200 ballot boxes for 3 million members (6 thousand were requested).

Officials in direct dialogue with Milei told this media that They prefer that Cristina become president of the PJ on November 17. The strategy they are betting on, with this victory, is polarization but also that Peronism remains inextricably linked to Kirchnerism.

Meanwhile, Kirchnerism believes that this is a simplistic reading and that it is in the interest of the Government to atomize the opposition. “That’s why we’re fighting now, it’s time to discuss internal issues,” says a PJ leader with vast experience while remembering the slogan that compares Peronists to cats.