The anger of the CGT is not an isolated event, but occurs in the context of the growing internal conflict shaking Peronism, centered in the province of Buenos Aires. In that place, Axel Kicillof, governor of Buenos Aires, seeks to project himself as an "alternative" to Cristina's leadership, gaining the support of the unions and several mayors who see in him a "renewing figure."
The exclusion of the CGT in CABA reinforces the idea that Cristina seeks to consolidate her power through loyal figures, like Santoro, without giving space to other actors of Peronism, including the unions that today align with Kicillof.
The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) is up in arms after the assembly of candidate lists for Buenos Aires City legislators in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) for the 2025 legislative elections.
According to sources consulted by La Derecha Diario, the discontent of the labor union is mainly due to the total exclusion of its representatives from the ticket headed by Leandro Santoro, under the banner "Es Ahora Buenos Aires," a list that has the full support of the corruption-convicted Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
For the unionists, this electoral assembly doesn't reflect the essence of Peronism as a broad movement, but exclusively responds to the interests, whims, and vision of the former president, sidelining key sectors like the CGT and other historical spaces of Justicialism.
In CABA, Peronism is presented fragmented with two lists that, far from generating consensus, have deepened internal tensions. Besides Santoro's ticket, supported by Cristina, there is another headed by Alejandro Kim, from the "Principios y Valores" space, promoted by Guillermo Moreno, former Secretary of Commerce and a figure in the more orthodox and anti-Kirchnerist Peronism.
Cristina Kirchner, condenada por corrupción.
However, none of these options managed to satisfy the CGT, which rejected the lists because it considers them insufficient to represent the true "Peronism," and the social organizations that are part of the movement.
The absence of names linked to the labor union in both lists was interpreted as a betrayal, especially in the case of Cristina's ticket, which turns out to be a closed and personalist assembly.
This fracture, which has already manifested in debates like the splitting of elections in the province, seems to have reached the Federal Capital, where the lists reflect more a factional struggle than a collective project.
Axel Kicillof, Cristina y Máximo Kirchner.
Cristina Kirchner's decision to prioritize her closest circle, like La Cámpora and Máximo Kirchner, and to sideline other representatives of Peronism caused a feeling of abandonment and betrayal.
Santoro's list, although presented as an alliance that includes all sectors, is seen by the unions as a reflection of Cristina's interests and not of Peronism as a whole, which caused strong criticism and discontent.
The internal conflict in Buenos Aires, with Kicillof and Cristina as protagonists, thus projects onto CABA, turning the city into a new battleground. Meanwhile, the governor, who was once one of Cristina's closest figures, seeks to position himself as a "capable leader" to unify Peronism, Cristina bets on maintaining her control through trusted names.
Amid all this, the fury of the CGT, which doesn't seem willing to accept a secondary role. The tough Peronist internal conflict, far from ending, might just be beginning to show its true dimensions.
