Overview
- With the PJ leadership vote set for March 15, a limit on indefinite mayoral re-reelections is intensifying pressure as both sides weigh a unity pact or a primary.
- Kicillof convened a Villa Gesell meeting with Verónica Magario, ministers and allied mayors to prepare lists and a negotiation strategy for the provincial PJ.
- His camp points to backing from more than 40 mayors and argues the party should align with the governor’s agenda rather than constrain his administration.
- Magario is the leading option floated by kicillofismo to replace Máximo Kirchner, with La Plata mayor Julio Alak also mentioned, while the kirchnerista sector seeks to retain control.
- La Cámpora publicly denies instructing separate local lists, as Kicillof’s MDF begins showing a footprint beyond Buenos Aires with a Jujuy office and contacts in Corrientes, Chubut, San Juan and Chaco.