Overview

• Federal judge Alejo Ramos Padilla accepted José Luis Espert’s renunciation and ordered Karen Reichardt to head La Libertad Avanza’s Buenos Aires slate.
• The decision rejected the coalition’s bid to reorder the ballot to install PRO’s Diego Santilli in the first spot.
• Party attorneys are drafting an appeal to the National Electoral Chamber seeking to place Santilli at the top before the October 26 vote.
• The current court-ordered lineup puts Reichardt first and Santilli second for the national deputy race in the province.
• Old posts from 2015 in which Reichardt insulted Lionel Messi resurfaced and drew heavy criticism, and she dismissed them as a “berrinche futbolero” while attacking rivals.