Peronism is broken because its leadership is extinct. No matter how hard she tries, it is impossible to lead such a movement from her apartment.
The letter, filled with historical references and self-referential quotes, confirms that Cristina Kirchner feels increasingly distant from national leadership. She tries to influence the party's decisions, without realizing that Peronism is in the midst of an internal conflict where it is uncertain who will emerge victorious.
The inevitable complaint about her conviction
In one of the passages, the former vice president tried to combine self-criticism with judicial victimization. She denounced an alleged "offensive to break Peronism," alluding to her "imprisonment and disqualification" as part of a political, media, and judicial disciplining strategy.
However, society recognizes that the reality is that she was convicted for proven acts of corruption and today is serving her sentence while she continues to intervene in the political scene.
Despite the criticism of Kicillof and the harsh tone of the document, the former president ended with a call for unity. "I continue to uphold the value of unity as a political instrument for national, popular, and democratic construction," she wrote.
From confinement, Cristina Kirchner seems to have plenty of time to write and read, although her words actually reflect what seems to be more desperation than strategy.
