The Governor of Buenos Aires Province, Axel Kicillof, headed a meeting on Friday in Berazategui with over 40 mayors from the 'Right to the Future' (MDF) movement and urged them not to 'get entangled in internal discussions,' following criticism from former President Cristina Kirchner over the split of elections in the district. Provincial Government Minister Carlos Bianco stated that Kicillof asked all attendees 'not to get entangled in any internal discussions,' in response to rumors that some Buenos Aires mayors are pushing for a break with La Cámpora after the defeat in the October legislative elections. 'We only have one adversary, which is the president (Javier Milei) and his policies. And now a more powerful adversary has been added, which is (Donald) Trump,' the official expressed. At the meeting, held in Pereyra Iraola Park in Berazategui, the general guidelines of the provincial budget were also analyzed, and an attempt was made to send a signal of unity amidst rumors of internal tensions with La Cámpora. Bianco noted that the 'general guidelines of the Budget' and the province's need for this tool, as well as the financing and tax laws, were discussed. In television statements, the minister stated that 'The Province needs to have these instruments to carry forward its policies in this ruinous context.' On the electoral front, Bianco maintained that the Buenos Aires officialdom must 'build a political force not from the rejection of other sectors' but 'by unifying the entire popular field' for 2027. Meanwhile, the mayor of La Plata, Julio Alak, affirmed that 'Cristina Kirchner's letter was not a subject of analysis' and stated that the electoral balance in the Province was 'very positive.' 'The September result allowed us to win in 107 municipalities out of 135 and obtain 34 provincial seats out of a total of 69,' Alak indicated. Alak also announced that next Monday at 3 p.m., the mayors will participate in a presentation by Provincial Economy Minister Pablo López on the Budget and Financing project at the Governor's Office. In dialogue with the Argentine News Agency, sources from the Governor's Office detailed that during the rally a 'positive balance of the electoral process' was drawn up with a 'September triumph that allowed us to defend the Deliberative Councils and the Legislature.' Regarding the October elections, the same sources detailed that the result 'was not the desired one' but attributed it to 'an extraordinary context.' Likewise, they expressed 'great concern' about 'Milei's sectarian and undemocratic attitude in not calling four provinces to the governors' meeting' held yesterday at the Casa Rosada. The same Buenos Aires sources stated that they will seek to 'build a broad and federal alternative that continues to govern the province and wins at the national level.' The former president had criticized Kicillof today through a public letter, considering it a 'political mistake' to have split the provincial elections.
