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Alberto Fernández Defends Kicillof, Rebukes Cristina Kirchner in Post‑Election PJ Rift

He casts the defeat as a mandate for generational renewal.

Overview

  • The former president rejected blaming Buenos Aires governor Axel Kicillof for the legislative loss, warning that targeting him harms a potential presidential project.
  • He said he never recognized Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as his political boss, invoking Néstor Kirchner as his last leader and hinting he will later detail their past.
  • Fernández urged the PJ to reconnect with voters through a new generation of leaders and to abandon top‑down list‑making known as the lapicera.
  • He defended municipal mayors, insisting they are political leaders rather than foot soldiers and should be treated with respect.
  • He dismissed the 'vote of fear' theory tied to international lending and said Kicillof’s national viability depends on governing well with unified legislative support.