Overview

• The Partido del Trabajo y del Pueblo formalized its withdrawal with a filing to the Federal Electoral Justice, joining the Frente Grande in exiting the alliance.
• Unidad Popular Salta will decide on August 23 whether to remain in Fuerza Patria or back Sergio Leavy through the Partido de la Victoria.
• Local figures accuse Juan Manuel Urtubey of betraying Peronism and blame PJ interventors Sergio Berni and Lucía Alonso for imposing the list.
• Analysts say the rupture could improve prospects for forces aligned with Governor Gustavo Sáenz and for La Libertad Avanza in the October legislative races.
• Urtubey said he recently met with Cristina Kirchner at her residence, adding national resonance to the local dispute.