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CGT Sets Nov. 5 Leadership Congress as Internal Fight Over Direction Deepens

The contest now turns on keeping a three-person leadership or shifting to a single chief as factions argue over confrontation versus dialogue with the Milei government.

Overview

  • The CGT’s board approved an electoral calendar, calling a Comité Central Confederal for September 18 to formally convene the November 5 leadership congress.
  • Rival gatherings underscored the split, with dialoguist unions rallying in Ezeiza for a continued triumvirate and a separate PJ meeting led by Abel Furlán pushing a more confrontational line.
  • Luis Barrionuevo rejects the triumvirate and is pressing for a single secretary-general, a stance reflected in notable absences from the Ezeiza unity event.
  • Possible names for a co-leadership include Jorge Solá, Cristian Jerónimo and Maia Volcovinsky, while Furlán and Gerardo Martínez are mentioned in scenarios that restore a single chief.
  • Héctor Daer indicated he will not be part of the next leadership, and many negotiators expect the October 26 national elections to shape final alignments before the vote.