Public Works and Habitat: led by Gabriel Katopodis and Silvina Batakis. Despite statements about investment and access to housing, the housing deficit in Buenos Aires remains one of the worst in the country.
It will involve negotiation with Massa and CFK, figures of the totally fragmented Argentine Peronism
Public Works and Habitat: led by Gabriel Katopodis and Silvina Batakis. Despite statements about investment and access to housing, the housing deficit in Buenos Aires remains one of the worst in the country.
Public Education: led by Alberto Sileoni. The deterioration of school infrastructure and low literacy rates are alarming data that no plenary can disguise.
Public Health and Environment: with Daniel Gollán and Cecilia Nicolini. The absence of current ministers, Nicolás Kreplak (Health) and Daniela Vilar (Environment), both linked to La Cámpora, is surprising, reflecting the internal fracture of the Buenos Aires officialdom.
The same logic is repeated in the other panels: officials loyal to Kicillof take center stage while figures linked to La Cámpora strategically absent themselves, such as Juan Martín Mena (Justice) and Florencia Saintout (Culture). In many cases, "line" ministers are replaced by second lines or by former officials with a low level of current management.
This structure will be joined by the territorial structure of the mayors aligned with the MDF, which according to close sources would be at least 42 communal leaders, responsible for ensuring "militant mobilization" to the event, especially from the districts closest to La Plata.
The model seeks to recreate the massive photo of the closing of the "The Homeland is Not for Sale" plenary in Florencio Varela in 2023, where about 35,000 people attended an event that served as a symbolic replica to the successful national government. However, the context has changed: it is no longer about opposing Javier Milei from a unified front, but about resolving internal disputes in a fragmented and worn-out Peronism.
Meanwhile, the province of Buenos Aires is grappling with alarming indicators of insecurity and institutional deterioration, the ultra-Kirchnerist governor Axel Kicillof prioritizes the consolidation of his own political space. Far from addressing the critical structural situation affecting millions of Buenos Aires residents, the leader is betting on a massive launch of his internal organization, the "Movement for the Right to the Future" (MDF), with a central event scheduled for May 24 at the UPCN campsite in the city of La Plata.
The event—planned with obsessive organization by his closest circle—is conceived as a show of strength within the tumultuous Peronist universe. Kicillof himself will lead the closing of the day, which aims to position him against other figures like Sergio Massa and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, in view of the electoral negotiation in the province.
According to reports, the event's scheme will include ten thematic tents, in a political-academic plenary format, with presentations starting after noon and the main speech before 5 PM. The phrase repeated by his entourage, "organization overcomes time," seems to cruelly contrast with the chaotic present of the provincial government.
Each tent will address a thematic axis with the presence of ministers, officials, and former officials aligned with the governor. Among the highlighted axes are:
Economy and Finance: coordinated by Pablo López (Treasury), Juan Cuattromo (Banco Provincia), Cristian Girard (ARBA), and Roberto Feletti (former Commerce). The debate will revolve around fiscal autonomy and revenue, although in reality, the province continues to face serious difficulties in balancing its accounts.
Production and Labor: led by Augusto Costa, Walter Correa, and Javier Rodríguez. The focus will be on "industrial recovery" and "formal employment," concepts that seem aspirational in the face of a suburban area with growing informality and declining activity.