This afternoon, starting at 2:00 p.m., Peronism will add a new political meeting to the electoral calendar. will be held on Congress of the National PJ in the covered stadium of Ferrocarril Oeste. Legislators, mayors, governors, ministers and leaders of different sectors of the Frente de Todos will attend there.
In fact, as warned by the Casa Rosada and Kirchnerism, the meeting will be to resolve party formalities. Appoint the representatives of the party who will be important authorities in the assembly of the electoral front. The leadership will be carried out by the governor of Formosa, Gildo Insfrán, president of the PJ Congress.
The leaders estimate that it is most likely that some congressmen will ask for the floor and demand definitions regarding the electoral strategy. June 14 is the deadline to present the electoral fronts and June 24 to do the same with the list of candidates. Given the proximity of these key dates, in Peronism there is some anxiety due to the lack of definitions. There is no direction, only fights.
“The most important thing is that during the Congress we do not overshadow the triumphs of the weekend”a national minister was honest, referring to the victories in the elections in Tierra del Fuego, Salta, La Pampa and San Juan, where Peronist governors or allies to the political space celebrated by a wide margin.
A historical deputy of Peronism joined that idea and assured that this victory in the provincial elections “has to unite us”. The results of the weekend injected spirit and optimism to the ruling party after the hard blow that meant the 8.4% inflation that INDEC published last Friday.
The fear that exists among the leaders is that there is a counterpoint due to the modality that must be used to settle the candidacies or in the proper names that the party should accompany in the electoral process. The uncertainty is so great that no leader is clear about what will be the fate of Peronism in these elections.
“The electoral discussion is stuck because there are some who continue to think that there will be no STEP”, explained a senior national official. In the Casa Rosada they remain firm with the position that the best way to settle the candidacies is the primary elections. Sergio Massa and Kirchnerism think otherwise. There is a clash of ideas and a conflict of interest.
“How are they going to lower Daniel (Scioli)? And Grabois? The STEP must be guaranteed”indicated in Balcarce 50. In the K world they respond laconic: “With a call from CFK”. The Argentine ambassador in Brazil accentuated his speech in favor of the primary elections, which has already become a flag of the Peronist sector that wants the candidacies to be disputed with the votes on the table.
Yesterday, during an activity in São Paulo, Scioli assured: “The PASO are essential to discuss our future. There is no reason not to discuss openly and democratically what is best and what are the best solutions to solve our problems”. The issue is present and unresolved. The issue stresses the national armed forces and deepens the differences.
“Being a federal meeting, I think it will help ambacentrism to listen more to the compañeros of Peronism in the interior. They have been making good elections and what happened yesterday also marks the line,” said an important government official, who will be present this afternoon in the Caballito neighborhood.
The most logical thing, according to the majority of the leaders, is that no weight definitions during the Congress, but there is some proclamation on the path that must be followed regarding the electoral strategy and the candidacies. These definitions, in an institutional framework and where proper names from different terminals of the coalition will be present, take on another significance than they may have when they are exposed in a sectoral act.
After what happens this afternoon, the date noted in the official calendar is the Thursday May 25the day that Kirchnerism prepares a massive act on Avenida 9 de Julio to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Néstor Kirchner’s inauguration as President of the Nation.
In Kirchnerism there is a lot of expectation for what will happen that day, since there could be electoral definitions in the mouth of Cristina Kirchner, who did not confirm her presence, despite the fact that some relatives hinted that she will be leading the act that is carried out. Everything is uncertainty. Speculations multiply and increase anxiety.
Peronism is going through instances of debate in the face of closing lists. Today’s will be one more. It is still unknown if Alberto Fernandezchaired by the PJ Nacional, will be present at the meeting or will only have a few delegates to follow what happens in the party body.
The clock is ticking faster for the ruling party. While Juntos por el Cambio reaches some minimal agreements to order its internal and define the candidacies, in the Frente de Todos they look to Cristina Kirchner to set a definitive course, while a large group of leaders forces to install the PASO.
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