2025 Elections: Córdoba's Radical mayors negotiate alliance with Peronism

A group of almost 90 mayors from the Radical Party in Córdoba is moving toward an electoral agreement with the provincial Peronist party. The talks are taking place within the framework of the national coalition led by Juan Schiaretti and Maximiliano Pullaro from Santa Fe. The strategy seeks to avoid a token election that would leave them without real representation in October.

The municipal leaders argue that the economic deterioration in small municipalities requires practical responses and immediate resources. Under that logic, they claim to agree more with Llaryora than with the leaders of their own party. In fact, they have already signed a governance pact with the Province and receive monthly funds from the Executive.

Mayor Walter Perrone, from Coronel Baigorria and president of UCR Río Cuarto, confirmed that the group already acts as a "radical wing" of the new coalition. With regular meetings with Minister Manuel Calvo and Orlando Arduh, they state that the coalition with Schiaretti is closer than ever. They claim that the agreement they had planned for 2027 could materialize this very October.

They negotiate integration with the historic rival

Within Córdoba's Radical Party, the change of course by these mayors doesn't go unnoticed. The alliance with Córdoba's Peronist party contradicts decades of political confrontation and ideological principles. Now, electoral pragmatism seems to prevail over any debate about party coherence.

Mayor Emilio Paredes, from Tanti, justified the move by stating that the party "became a franchise that sells itself to the highest bidder." In his view, the Radical Party has been emptied of content and no longer defends social causes or historical values. He points out that the leadership only focuses on its own candidacies without addressing the crisis facing the residents.

For Perrone, the party leadership abandoned its role and left the municipalities to their fate in the face of resource cuts. For this reason, the group found economic and political support in Llaryora's administration, with whom they are already coordinating management measures. The relationship with the Peronist party is being formalized on the ground and is being prepared to translate into votes.

An alliance without principles, only to survive

The mayors admit that the coalition with Schiaretti doesn't respond to ideological agreements, but to the need to "be inside." The risk of being left out of the distribution of power and without legislative seats in 2025 is pushing them to seek refuge with their historic rival. The agreement appears as a lifeline in the face of the possibility of a disastrous election.

From the traditional sectors of the UCR, the move generates discomfort but so far there are no signs of a halt. The lack of internal support and the disconnection with the electorate are pushing the mayors to prioritize their territory over doctrine. The criticism is aimed at the loss of the party's identity and the unconditional surrender to the power of the day.

The alliance with Córdoba's Peronist party implies giving up decades of confrontation based on opposing views of the State. The Radical Party was founded on the defense of the republic, institutions, and oversight of power, values that do not align with the Córdoba model. Today, those banners are being lowered in silence in order not to disappear from the scene.