Overview

• Karren Reichardt, second on La Libertad Avanza’s Buenos Aires ticket, said the kirchnerismo electorate “has a mental illness” and framed it as a cultural issue rather than a difference of opinion.
• She pledged absolute loyalty to President Javier Milei, saying she would cut off a limb before betraying him, and cast the congressional race as decisive for upcoming reform bills.
• Reichardt told opponent Jorge Taiana he would debate where and on the topics she chose, while accusing him of failing to appear after Diego Santilli moved to the top of the LLA list.
• Taiana said Santilli and Reichardt declined his invitations to issue-specific debates at hospitals, universities, worksites and the Malvinas museum, arguing Santilli found such scrutiny inconvenient.
• Santilli called Buenos Aires “asleep,” urged higher turnout, and blamed José Luis Espert for campaign disruption and ballot-reprinting delays, as Reichardt faced renewed scrutiny over past discriminatory posts.