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Buenos Aires Peronists Move to Unseat Máximo Kirchner From Provincial PJ After Shock Loss

Missed deadlines to call internal elections have turned the leadership dispute into a procedural fight that could draw courts into the fray.

Overview

  • Kicillof-aligned intendentes in the Movimiento Derecho al Futuro are organizing to replace Kirchner as PJ Buenos Aires chief, with a meeting set for Friday with the governor.
  • Anonymous posters denouncing Kirchner appeared at the provincial PJ headquarters in La Plata and outside the national PJ offices in Buenos Aires.
  • Kirchner’s mandate ends on December 18, but the 60‑day statutory window to call party elections has lapsed, prompting warnings of possible judicial intervention from Fernando Gray.
  • Kirchnerist figures signal they will defend his continuation, portraying him as Cristina Kirchner’s voice in the province, while La Cámpora cites a prior understanding to keep him in place.
  • Names floated for a transition include Verónica Magario, Andrés Larroque—who says he will serve where needed—and consensus talk around Federico Otermín, as Kicillof distances himself from taking the post.