Mayra Mendoza tore into Kicillof over the PJ's internal matters: 'It was a unilateral decision'

The decision by Governor Axel Kicillof to split the elections in the province of Buenos Aires, setting the date for September 7, ignited a strong internal conflict within Peronism. The mayor of Quilmes, Mayra Mendoza, a close associate of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and leader of La Cámpora, harshly criticized the leader's decision and stated that it was "unilateral and completely inconsiderate." "We were very surprised by what the governor announced because it wasn't what we had agreed on," Mendoza expressed in a conversation with radio Urbana Play. According to her account, last Sunday the entire leadership of Unión por la Patria had met to agree on a common electoral strategy. In that context, Mendoza accused Kicillof of breaking the unity process and acting in a "whimsical" manner. She also hinted at a fracture with former President Cristina Kirchner, saying that "he will have to explain what the difference is with Cristina, who was asking for a single election." Cristina's warning as a candidate Mendoza recalled that Cristina Kirchner herself had left open the possibility of running if the split was realized. In subsequent statements to radio Delta, she insisted that "she will be a candidate as she already said, and within the scenario, it's healthy, it is decided with the people's choice."