Published 03/06/2025 17:03 | Edited 03/06/2025 18:45
Former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has returned to the epicenter of Argentine politics with a blunt and millimeter-calculated announcement: she will be a candidate for provincial deputy for the third electoral section of Buenos Aires province, the country’s most populous and strategic region. The pronouncement, made during a live interview on the program Minute one From the C5N channel, he broke the television routine of the Argentine night and surpassed the open channels in audience, marking 8 points peaks according to Ibope.
The former president-who was once the first lady, senator, head of state for two terms and vice president-reaffirmed her bet to “put the collective project above the staff,” justifying her candidacy as part of an electoral strategy to ensure good peronian performance in the October elections. “The only possibility of Peronism making a good choice is to have a good result in the province of Buenos Aires. It’s a matter of common sense,” he argued.
The first campaign spot released on Tuesday reinforces the narrative of the return: “Where Milei cuts, Cristina protects; where he destroys, she reconstructs.” The advertising piece uses images of struggle and hope to contrast the current government and rescue the role of the former president as a popular reference in the face of the social and economic crisis.
Reactions and effects: national impact and signs of unit
Cristina’s reentry on the electoral board reverberated tightly between allies and opponents. On the one hand, sectors of Peronism see movement as a catalyst for the necessary unity between the fragmented forces of the opposition. On the other hand, criticism arises on the nature of the position disputed – seen as “smaller” to someone with their trajectory.
Cristina answered without hesitation: “Politics is not a scale. You have to be where you serve. Capitanich was twice governor, chief of staff and then mayor of resistance. We leave the egos aside.”
Not to mention names, Cristina launched bridges with Axel Kicillof and also signaled hope that Sergio Massa disputes for the first section, consolidating the effort of unity in Peronism. According to her, “it’s not that the unit guarantees victory, but if you’re divided, it is certain that it loses.”
In the interview, Cristina also announced her trip to Corrientes to support Martín’s candidacy ascúa to the government, highlighting the importance of wide fronts such as the local renewing front graduate.
Judicial persecution as a background
Cristina’s reentry in the political game occurs under an increasingly explicit offensive from the judicial and media apparatus to remove her from the dispute. In recent days, editorials of major media and statements by the Minister of Justice, Mariano Cunneo Libarona, have fueled speculation about the imminent decision of the Supreme Court in the Vialidad case – a case in which Cristina was sentenced to six years in prison for alleged corruption in public works during her government.
Although the case is still at the Court’s criminal secretary and has not even begun to circulate among the ministers, the pressure is growing for the decision to be issued before July 19, a deadline for registration of candidates in the Buenos Aires elections. If convicted before that, Cristina would be disqualified. Otherwise, you may compete and enjoy a privileged forum, which would make any attempted arrest or subsequent disqualification difficult.
Cristina, in turn, re -denounced the Lawfare against her and reiterated, “I will not submit my political decisions to what the judiciary does.” He classified the Supreme Court as “Praetorian Guard of an unfair economic order” and criticized the selective use of justice as a tool for political exclusion – in a clear reference to Lula’s experiences in Brazil, Rafael Correa in Ecuador and Evo Morales in Bolivia.
Between the past and the present: the criticism of the government Milei
During the interview, Cristina made harsh criticism of Javier Milei’s management, whom she classified as “a marginal of politics” at the service of large economic groups. He denounced fiscal and monetary policy as supported by external indebtedness, defended the strengthening of the state and criticized measures he considers “freedom for the rich, repression for the poor.”
With a speech that combined memory and currently, he made emotional mentions to Nestor Kirchner, praised Pope Francis and criticized the closure of the La Salad Fair as an example of “neoliberal hypocrisy”. He also sympathized with protests by doctors and the virtual attack on a child with autism, citing them as symbols of the social cruelty of the current government. All topics that raise passions on social networks in recent days.
The Final Battle: Judicial Schedule and Political Strategy
With the electoral clock running, the destination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s candidacy rests in the hands of the Supreme Court. Minister Ricardo Lorenzetti’s refusal – accused of bias – is still pending. Only after resolved this impasse can the opinion of the Penal Secretariat be converted into a formal decision.
If the Court acts before July 19 and confirms the conviction, Cristina would be prevented from applying. If the decision is postponed, she may register her candidacy, run, and take office if elected – making her arrest legally more complex and politically explosive.
In this clash between justice and politics, Cristina bets on time, mobilization and the strength of her image. “Dead or prey,” he synthesized, with irony and challenge, the way he believes to be treated by his opponents. But with the slogan “The Old Works”, bet that his experience, resilience and symbolism still have enough weight to reverse the winds of history.
The 2025 electoral dispute in Argentina has begun – and once again Cristina Kirchner is at the center.
Source: vermelho.org.br
