A parallel list was made official in the Buenos Aires PJ: suspicions and mistrust amid internal conflict
The closing of lists in the province of Buenos Aires was so tortuous that it left a splinter . In the list of official candidates for the September 7th race, there are Peronist leaders nominated twice, by different parties: Fuerza Patria (the official party) and the Partido del Trabajo y la Equidad (Party). What's suggestive: not all of them, but only those who respond to the governor's camp. Axel Kicillof.
For example, the Minister of Infrastructure of Buenos Aires Province, Gabriel Katopodis , is Fuerza Patria's first candidate in the first electoral section. But he is also the first candidate, for that section, in the National Electoral Party.
Following in second place on the Fuerza Patria list is Malena Galmarini, leader of the Frente Renovador party; while on the Partido party list is Victoria Belloni , better known as Victoria Onetto , Kicillof's Undersecretary of Cultural Policies.
In that case, at least the location matches. But in others, it doesn't even match. Here's another example: the mayor of Daireaux, Alejandro Acerbo , is the third candidate for the sixth section in Fuerza Patria. In the Partido Nacional (Partido Nacional), he's the top candidate in that district.
A complete analysis of the report reveals that it covers the entire province, but includes only the leaders of Kicillof's Right to the Future Movement (MDF).
That frenetic Saturday at the Governor's Office, Chief Advisor Carlos Bianco reportedly ordered separate lists to be drawn up in case the coalition with Kirchnerism and Massismo broke up, according to reports. Then suspicions arose when this replication of candidates appeared.
When contacted in La Plata about this parallel list, no one initially recognized it. Various sources contacted by LA NACION claimed to be unaware of the party or why it appeared in the official document listing the candidates submitted by the various parties until 2:00 PM this Monday, after the extension due to the power outage.
On the other hand, one of those consulted indicated that the Partido Parte has already submitted the "withdrawal of its candidacies," which the Electoral Board must now definitively rule out, leaving only those of Fuerza Patria as viable candidates.
Meanwhile, the Kirchnerites expressed surprise to LA NACION and were quick to suggest that the governor's henchmen may have submitted this provisional arrangement to the Electoral Court that same Saturday of the closing, in order to ensure they could compete in the elections , in case there was a rift between the three factions.
If so, it became clear to all those who attended the officialization of the candidacies what alternative they would have had within the MDF to confront La Cámpora—and perhaps Massismo—in the provincial elections, if they had been split.
The Parte party is known in the political world for being the platform from which former President Alberto Fernández , who held the seal in the Federal Capital, built his power.
According to the official website, which lists authorized parties, the Partido has been authorized to operate in the province of Buenos Aires since June 12, 2013. It also operates in Catamarca, Córdoba, La Pampa, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Tierra del Fuego, Tucumán, and nationwide.
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