Cristina Kirchner outlines the electoral program of Peronism without pointing out a candidate for the presidency

The vice president of Argentina, Cristina Kirchneroutlined this Thursday the fundamental axes of the electoral program of the peronism overlooking the presidential election of this year, during the course of a massive act in which he avoided pointing out a specific candidate.

Accompanied by the main referents of her “hard core”, the former president (2007-2015) gave a speech before thousands of people gathered in the May Plaza of Buenos Airesin commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the inauguration of her husband, the late Nestor Kirchner (2003-2007).

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During his speech, Kirchner, who last week reiterated his refusal to run for the elections next October, highlighted the need to give a “qualitative leap” in economic terms, through the articulation of an alliance between the public and private sectors that allows “add value and incorporate technology”.

Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner during an event to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the inauguration of Néstor Kirchner and the 213th anniversary of the May Revolution in Buenos Aires, on May 25, 2023. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) ( LUIS ROBAYO /)

“When one sees the main economies that have emerged, they are far from the doctrine that they want to impose on us here that the market and the private solve everything (…). This is the discussion that millions of Argentines are waiting for, and not the nonsense that is said every day in the media”, said the ex-president amid the uproar of her followers.

Pillars of the program

The vice president took advantage of the act to establish the pillars of the electoral program of Peronism, based on four axes: redefinition of the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), development of the country’s strategic resources, renewal of the “democratic pact” and modification of the Supreme Court of Justicewhich he attacked again vehemently.

“Argentines deserve to once again have a Supreme Court that is called as such, without turning red”, asserted Kirchner, involved in a tough struggle with the Power of attorneyaggravated since a federal court sentenced her, last December, to six years in prison and perpetual disqualification from holding public office for alleged corruption.

In this context, the former president asked to build “depth“territorial and sectorial, in the unions and in the factories, in order to carry out the government program”who needs the Argentina” to appease the country’s main problem today: income distribution.

“Believe me: to distribute income, many times you have to put an ugly face on those who have a lot. Why do you think they hate me, persecute me, and outlaw me? Because I was never one of them and I will never be, whatever they do, whether they want to kill me or arrest me. I will never be one of them, I am from the town and from there I do not move”, he exclaimed, to emphasize that the elaboration of this program “it is not a task of one person“, but “it is militant task”.

unknown about the candidate

Expectations were high before the vice president’s speech, the main reference for a Peronism that still does not have powerful candidates in the running, with less than a month to go before the closing of the electoral lists.

Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner during an event to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the inauguration of Néstor Kirchner and the 213th anniversary of the May Revolution in Buenos Aires, on May 25, 2023. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) ( LUIS ROBAYO /)

In fact, the former president appeared escorted by some of the most “presidential“of the ruling party, such as the Minister of the Interior, Eduardo ‘Wado’ de Pedro; the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof; or the Minister of Economy himself, Sergio Massa; but he concluded the speech without exalting any of them.

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A speech in which he recognized “differences” with the current president, Alberto Fernandezone of the most notorious absences from the act, given his personal and political closeness to Néstor Kirchner.

“Everyone knows the differences that I have had and that I have and that it is not necessary to explain them, because I have said it (…). Despite the errors, mistakes or differences, this Government is infinitely better than it would have been another of Mauricio MacriI do not have doubts”, clarified, however, the vice president, who closed her speech claiming “break what needs to be broken” to raise an electoral program.

Source: Elcomercio