For a leader who hoped to inherit the reins of power, the poll's message is devastating. According to Trends, who is the opposition leader today? Axel Kicillof 40% ████████████████████Cristina Kirchner 23% ████████████Nobody 14% ███████Mauricio Macri 6% ███Juan Grabois 5% ██▌Sergio Massa 2% █Máximo Kirchner 1% ▌Ofelia Fernández 1% ▌Pedro Rosemblat 1% ▌Guillermo Moreno 1% ▌Horacio Rodríguez Larreta 1% ▌Martín Lousteau 1% ▌Miguel Ángel Pichetto 1% ▌Others 3% █▌That is, the 1% that Trends now attributes to him does not come out of nowhere: it confirms a loss of political density that was already being suggested and that is now much more visible. In Peronism, they can discuss candidacies, tactics, and leadership for 2027, but the poll leaves an uncomfortable conclusion for hardline Kirchnerism: the surname Kirchner no longer guarantees centrality or leadership on its own. Even more so when it is observed that, behind Kicillof, only Cristina Kirchner managed to reach double digits; the rest of the opposition appears fragmented, disordered, and without its own volume. Anyone looking to challenge Milei only needs to be a little better than Kicillof and the former president. The poll also orders the non-Mileiist internal dynamic with a clarity that did not exist a few months ago. Kicillof not only heads the perception of opposition leadership, but other parts of the same study, reproduced by different media, show him to be competitive at the national level and even ahead of Milei in a hypothetical 2027 one-on-one. In political terms, the number portrays opacity, loss of centrality, and a clear fall in influence both within Peronism and in the general public debate. The survey, conducted on 2,000 cases nationwide between March 29 and 31, with a margin of error of +/- 2.2%, placed Axel Kicillof very high with 40% and Cristina Kirchner with 23%, while the 'nobody' option gathered 14%. The strongest fact of the poll is not just about who is leading, but who is disappearing. Máximo Kirchner did not simply fall behind: he was diluted into the marginal lot, below the margin of error and at the level of figures who today do not lead any competitive national party structure. In that same poll, Máximo appeared with a 72% negative image, the worst record among the leaders surveyed. This picture makes the contrast with Máximo even harsher: while the Buenos Aires governor concentrates expectations and volume, the La Cámpora boss is trapped in a zone of statistical irrelevance. When asked who is the main opposition leader to Javier Milei today, the La Cámpora deputy was left with only 1% of the responses, tied with former legislator Ofelia Fernández and streamer Pedro Rosemblat. In January, a national survey by Opinaya had already shown that 39% of those consulted did not identify any leader as the main opponent to Milei, while Cristina Kirchner was at 25%, Kicillof at 21%, and Sergio Massa at 9%. The comparison is political rather than numerical: one appears as an emerging figure; the other, as a residue. In Máximo's case, the numbers are even more damning because they speak not just of weakness: they speak of irrelevance. The latest national poll by the consulting firm Trends left an uncomfortable snapshot for Máximo Kirchner, and at the same time, a rather crude X-ray of the opposition map. In a scenario where the opposition is desperately seeking a visible leader, the deputy ended up tied with a former legislator without territorial structure and a streaming host. Buenos Aires, April 12, 2026 - Total News Agency - TNA -.
