Horacio Rodríguez Larreta Confirmed His Candidacy in the Legislative Elections

The former Buenos Aires City Government head and failed presidential pre-candidate, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, confirmed his candidacy in this year's legislative elections in Buenos Aires City, although he avoided specifying whether he will participate in the May elections for the Buenos Aires Legislature or in the October elections to obtain a seat in the Chamber of Deputies or the Senate.

Through a letter titled "I'm Back", published on his social media, Rodríguez Larreta stated that he is working with a "great team". His announcement took the political landscape by surprise and opens a very tough internal conflict within PRO.

"I will be there, as a legislator, as a deputy, or as a senator, to debate the city we deserve. The city we built together. The same one that is now degraded", expressed the former presidential pre-candidate, who lost in the PASO to Patricia Bullrich, in a critique of Jorge Macri's management.

This new move deepens the fracture within PRO, led by Mauricio Macri. Additionally, the Security Minister, who won in the Juntos por el Cambio primaries but failed to reach the runoff after being surpassed by President Milei, also doesn't recognize his leadership.

In his message, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta launched criticisms both at the current Buenos Aires City Government head, Jorge Macri, and at the national leadership of PRO.

The announcement confirmed the rumors that had been circulating for weeks about his intention to compete again in elections to leverage his political weight in Buenos Aires City, where he served as Government head for eight years.

Larreta's relationship with the Macris never managed to recover after the electoral campaign in which he was defeated within Juntos por el Cambio, in a context that paved the way for the rise of Javier Milei and his libertarian space.

Sources close to the former Buenos Aires City head indicated that he has not yet defined whether he will run for a position in the Buenos Aires Legislature, where voting will take place on May 18, or if he will compete for a seat in the National Congress in the elections on October 26. "It is not yet decided", they noted.

At the end of last year, Larreta promoted the creation of the Development Movement (MAD), a think tank with which he seeks to continue having influence in the politics of the City. Among its main members are Guadalupe Tagliaferri, who holds the presidency, along with Pablo Avelluto, Francisco Resnicoff, Juan Delgado, and Sebastián Zirpolo, among others.