The congresswoman revives anti-Milei rhetoric while deepening the fracture within Peronism in Córdoba
The support of Frente Grande and the Labor Party reinforces that contradiction between rhetoric and political practice. Both forces are historically linked to union and populist sectors that have been complicit in fiscal deterioration. The alliance with these actors leaves little room for any real renewal ambitions.
Natalia de la Sota formalized the creation of the "Defendamos Córdoba" front this Tuesday, with which she will seek to renew her national seat. She presented the alliance before the Electoral Court and began her campaign by criticizing Javier Milei's government. The coalition includes minor parties that have historically orbited around populist rhetoric.
According to spokespersons from her group, the front is presented as an alternative to the "centralism" and "brutal austerity" of the libertarian government. With a combative tone, the congresswoman seeks to capitalize on the discontent of PJ sectors that do not feel represented by Llaryora. In her speech, she insisted on "not remaining silent" in the face of what she defines as a rollback of rights.
Although she tries to present herself as a space independent from Kirchnerism, her positioning reproduces classic arguments from the K narrative. The core of her message revolves around the defense of public goods, social justice, and attacks on the "Milei model." The formula repeats slogans that the electorate has already heard for two decades.
The launch adds to a Peronist internal conflict that already shows deep divisions in the province. To the structure of the provincial ruling party are added the sector of Olga Riutort and Juan Manuel Aráoz, and now this new anti-Milei coalition. Meanwhile, pure Kirchnerism is already promoting the Estévez-Carro ticket under the umbrella of Cristina Kirchner.
With her new group, De la Sota not only confronts the national government, but also breaks with the internal order of the local PJ. The strategy seems more designed to position herself nationally than to strengthen a real Cordoban identity. While she preaches "cordobesismo," she aligns herself with parties that are functional to the Kirchnerist narrative.
The congresswoman omits all self-criticism regarding the situation inherited by the current government. She doesn't mention the structural deficit or the subsidy spree that left scorched earth behind. Her campaign focuses on denouncing austerity without offering viable solutions or alternative plans.
She talks about education, health, and social rights, but without explaining how they would be financed without reforming a state that collapsed due to excessive spending. The same formulas that led the country to decline now reappear with Cordoban packaging. The substance is the same: more state, more spending, more control, less freedom.
The candidacy seems more like a reaction to Milei's government than a true provincial transformation project. The result, ultimately, is more noise within a PJ in ruins.
