Karen Reichardt stated that voting for Kirchnerism in PBA is a 'mental illness.'

Karen Reichardt, candidate for national deputy for La Libertad Avanza, made pointed statements when referring to the Kirchnerist vote in Buenos Aires province as a "mental illness."

The statements were made during an interview on the program Pan y Circo, broadcast by Radio Rivadavia and hosted by Jonatan Viale, in which the candidate explained what type of electorate she was seeking to convince. In that context, the libertarian candidate expressed her view regarding those who support Peronism and Kirchnerism.

During the conversation, Reichardt, who is running for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies, stated: "Those who didn't go to vote, maybe those from PRO, because the others, it's truly a mental illness. The person who tells you 'I vote for Peronism or Kirchnerism' has problems that make you say, this is something the mayor should provide for you," she said in response to a question from Viale about the audience her campaign is targeting.

She then added: "On September 7 there were elections, even if you analyze that we won deputies but lost in the general, there's a kind of chip that's very difficult to change, which has to do with the cultural battle. It's education."

After hearing the phrase, journalist Lucas Morando asked her: "Did you say mental illness?" When asked again, the candidate confirmed her comment with a "Yes." When trying to clarify whether she was serious about those who continue to vote for Kirchnerism, Reichardt replied: "People who don't have the ability to see another perspective. If you tell me you're looking at something, you see you don't have sewers, why do you keep voting for the same people?"

Later, the candidate clarified that it is not an ideological issue but a cultural one: "It's not that they think differently, it's a cultural issue. It's not a matter of thought. It's not that they think about Perón. It's a matter of culture, it's inside them," she stated. At the same time, she specified: "I didn't say mentally ill, I said illness. It's a way of saying when you have an illness in your head, a chip, that when you say, it gets stuck."

In the final part of the interview, Karen Reichardt used personal examples to reinforce her view of the opposition electorate in Buenos Aires province. "I live in the capital and in the province, in Pilar and here. I'm from the south side. I go to Banfield, it's disgusting, and you say why do they keep voting for the same thing?" she recounted.

When asked about the type of voter she is targeting at this stage of the campaign, Reichardt distinguished between those coming from PRO and those identified with Peronism or Kirchnerism. She stated that her strategy focuses on convincing the former, while she considered it unlikely to change the electoral decision of the latter due to what she defined as a cultural resistance to political change.

Reichardt also highlighted her identification with President Javier Milei, leader of La Libertad Avanza, and the influence his thinking had on her entry into politics. "Now, God willing, I'm going to Congress, before I was a citizen and before Milei became president I said 'I want this man's ideas,' I believe in him," she stated. The leader, second on the LLA candidate list for Buenos Aires province, will compete for a seat in Congress next October 26.