Kicillof challenges Cristina and breaks the unity of Peronism in Buenos Aires

The fragility of Peronism was once again laid bare. Meanwhile, President  Javier Milei focuses on stabilizing the economy, reducing political spending, and ensuring institutional order, the Justicialist Party stars in a new chapter of its endless internal conflict.

Buenos Aires Governor Axel Kicillof will announce today the splitting of the elections in the Province of Buenos Aires, a decision that goes against what Cristina Kirchner and Sergio Massa intended, and promises to blow up what little unity remains within Unión por la Patria.

In recent hours, Kicillof locked himself in with his most loyal officials and with mayors from the "Movement for the Right to the Future" space to move forward with the measure.  The electoral splitting would be confirmed this Monday at 6 PM in the Golden Hall of the Government House. The measure, presented as a technical decision, is actually a political gesture of rupture. The former Minister of Economy of Cristina Kirchner thus marks his own path and exposes the disagreements with the rest of the Peronist coalition.

The Peronist internal conflict at a boiling point

The tension within the PJ is not new, but this time it reached unprecedented levels. Over the weekend, Máximo Kirchner, Sergio Massa, and Kicillof met to try to reach an agreement, but the negotiation failed. Massa proposed postponing the provincial elections to November. Cristina and La Cámpora pushed for a concurrent election with the national one, to present a united front against Javier Milei's government. But Kicillof chose his own path and undermines any collective strategy of Kirchnerism.

From the Cristinista camp, they have already warned: if the splitting is carried out, it will be considered an act of rupture. Not only that, it is even being considered that the former president might run as a provincial legislator candidate in the Third Electoral Section, which could directly pit her against mayors allied with the governor. Thus, Buenos Aires Peronism is heading toward a fragmented election, full of blame games and cross-operations.

Milei advances while the PJ bleeds

In contrast to the disarray of the Justicialist Party, the national government advances with determination. Javier Milei has managed to impose a new logic in public management, based on austerity, transparency, and political coherence. While Peronism remains trapped in power struggles, Milei consolidates his leadership and capitalizes on the opposition's disarray.

Kicillof's decision also weakens the opposition front against the government. With a divided Peronism, efforts to build a solid alternative to the government are diluted. Every gesture of disunity within the PJ paves the way for the government to sustain its reforms and to consolidate itself ahead of future elections.