After his victory in the 2023 presidential elections, Javier Milei and its force will have its baptism of fire as the ruling party, subjecting its Government to scrutiny. However, contrary to what happened last year, in the Casa Rosada intend not to depend on structures or borrowed names, but rather to put their own players in all the boxes.
That crusade, which has as standard bearers Karina Milei and to the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Martin Menem, It is already generating concern among the allied provincial leaders, whose power could be liquefied in the face of a libertarian advance. Therefore, balancing their identity and a national management that until now has significant popular acceptance is one of the main obstacles that leaders will have.
Governors and the challenge of balance
Extinct Together for Change (JxC), former supporter of the Government in the provinces and Congress, the leaders who comprised it gained autonomy to advance with unilateral agreements, opening the window to possible rapprochements with LLA. Particularly, while everyone was looking at the PRO, the bond between Milei and Mauricio Macri It was harshly felt in recent months and chilled the possibility of coming together in an electoral alliance.
That place began to be won by Radical Civic Union (UCR), with the advance of its “wig” sector, whose leaders were received last week at the Casa Rosada by Milei. The sector seeks to reach legislative and electoral understandings with the ruling party, accusing the party leadership of Martin Lousteau to maintain flirtations with Kirchnerism.
Beyond the fact that the visible face of the libertarian faction in the UCR is a handful of deputies, the adventure has the approval of some governors. The Mendoza Alfredo Cornejofor example, is one of them. Weeks ago, the Cuyo opened the door to an electoral agreement with Milei. “There is a communion, a hard core of coincidences. I wouldn’t rule out that we could go together,” Cornejo slipped when analyzing the first year of the libertarian government.
In Mendoza, Javier Milei obtained about 71% of the votes in the runoff against Sergio Massaa fact that the radical leader does not overlook when crunching numbers. This year, in addition, the President’s force managed to become official as a political party in the province with the leadership of the national deputy Facundo Correa Llano, who replaced the exiled Lourdes Arrieta.
Almost in a mirror, Gustavo Valdes He became the head of the UCR of Currents and strengthened the party’s pro-agreement flank. Next year, the province will elect a new governor and Valdés does not have the possibility of re-election. Thus, with LLA emerging as an electoral factor, the boss could explore a rapprochement between the two.
During his campaign to preside over the party, the governor made it clear that “the only limit is Kirchnerism.” At the same time, in response to the query of Scopein the province they added: “There may be a rapprochement, we are agreeers, there is no problem with that. We’ll see how things go after the holidays.”
The local libertarian reference is the national deputy Lisandro Almirónbut the senator’s landing is not ruled out Carlos “Camau” Espínolaexiled from Peronism and fellow member of the Edgardo Kueider.
A similar game is played in the territories governed by the PRO. The City of Buenos Aires, in charge of Jorge Macricondenses the main tensions between the former president and the current president. There LLA moves as an opposition space and voted against the Budget and the Urban Code, among other key projects for the mayor.. Therefore, today, the possibility of an alliance is almost a chimera in the district.
Different reality they go through Ignacio Torres (Chubut) and Rogelio Frigerio (Entre Ríos), the other two yellow chiefs. From their orbits, they indicated that the discussion is open and clarified that ““There is no rush.”since they have a deadline until March or April. They highlighted, at the same time, that the dialogue with Macri is permanent, but that “each district has its autonomy and its strategy”. Both governors have just dethroned Peronist ruling parties, so they will focus their fight on a PJ that is trying to reorganize.
Frigerio will also seek to keep the two seats in the Senate that are currently administered by a Justicialism in crisis (one of them belonged to the expelled Kueider and is today occupied by the Camporista Stefania Cora).
days ago, Milei himself had conditioned a possible electoral alliance on “going together everywhere”, a fact that was shared by Macri (Mauricio) later on his social networks.
Provincialisms
Outside of the big parties, the provincialisms are preparing for their own battle, in which they must choose to ally themselves with the competing expressions or follow an autonomous path, at the risk of losing weight on the national board. It is the case of Gustavo Saenz (Jump), Hugo Passalacqua (Missions), Alberto Weretilneck (Black River), Claudio Vidal (Santa Cruz), Rolando Figueroa (Neuquén) and even Martin Llaryorawhose Cordobanism must undergo a tough test in the legislative elections.
The first three were allies of Peronism until last year, so the possibility of a rapprochement is on the table, although the emergence of Cristina Kirchner in the leadership of the PJ it functions as a dam to attract former members.
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Presidency
This weekend, Karina Milei and Martin Menem They took their road trip to missionary land, where they launched the local version of LLA. There, the libertarian troops are in good harmony with the almighty man of the province, Carlos Rovirafrom the Frente Renovador de la Concordia, which has administered the district since 2003.
The hard core of Unión por la Patria (UP), which remains intransigent towards the Casa Rosada, has fewer dilemmas in this regard. Within the nebulous electoral panorama, they have one certainty: in 2025 they will be the opposition. It is about Axel Kicillof (Buenos Aires), Sergio Ziliotto (The Pampa), Gustavo Melella (Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands), Gildo Insfran (Formosa) and Ricardo Quintela (Rioja).
The latest skirmishes between Cristina Kirchner and Javier Milei show that both feel comfortable in that polarization. Furthermore, if it comes to fruition, such a scenario would, in principle, leave Mauricio Macri out of the game, who would see his influence affected, a win-win for both the current president and the two-time president.
Source: Ambito
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