2025 Elections in Argentina LIVE: Manuel Adorni promised to close the City Channel, where the legislative candidates debate took place in Buenos Aires.

With a post published on his X account, presidential spokesman and candidate for Buenos Aires legislator Manuel Adorni promised to close the City Channel, where the debate between the 17 candidates to enter the Legislature took place yesterday.

According to Adorni, "the PRO (National Prosecutor's Office) promised to shut down this channel 17 years ago; today, it allocates 4.5 billion pesos annually to it. If Kirchnerism could, it would fill it with slackers and activists."

A new national poll confirmed the deteriorating image of the leaders. Twenty-four figures were measured, and only two, Patricia Bullrich and a little-known congresswoman, had more support than rejection. Of the rest, the worst was Máximo Kirchner. He finished with terrible absolute numbers and was also exposed in the comparison: among many, he lost to Lilia Lemoine and "Fat Dan," two of the most controversial libertarians.

These data appear in the latest study by the consulting firm CIGP, released by Clarín this Wednesday. Between April 9 and 13, they conducted a national online survey of 1,135 cases, with a +/- 2.9% margin of error. Read more.

The debate between the City legislative candidates who will compete on May 18 was full of banter, accusations, and heated exchanges. The 17 candidates took turns presenting themselves in brief, one-minute speeches, and what prevailed was their distinctiveness and cleverness in their jokes.

The ferocity of gritted teeth was also evident: there were "Nazi" epithets, shouts of congratulations to Manuel Adorni on "Gnocchi Day," and Ricardo Caruso Lombardi brought Fernando Gago, recently fired from Boca Juniors, into the debate. Because for the coach, "politics is like football." Read more.

The 17 candidates who will lead the lists in the city of Buenos Aires debated this Tuesday night, exactly 20 days before the legislative elections on May 18. It was a meeting filled with exchanges and barbs, although the high number of candidates ultimately eased the tension between the contenders who are leading in the polls.

Promptly at 8:00 PM, in Almagro's studios and in a broadcast on the City Channel, the highly anticipated Buenos Aires City debate began, a mandatory requirement for the election that will determine 30 legislative seats. The exchange was organized by the City's Electoral Management Institute (IGE), an autonomous body of the local government. It lasted three hours, and the number of candidates eased the tension, as there was no room for spontaneous exchanges. Read more.