The governor of the Province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, was present at the swearing-in ceremony of the new authorities of the Provincial Peronist Youth (JUP) at the National University of Quilmes (UNQUI), where he once again showed disagreements within Peronism and accentuated the internal division within the party. At the event, covered by the Argentine News Agency, the provincial governor called for greater 'involvement of the activists' and stated that the current situation in Peronism 'is not fixed with a top-down thought process.' 'This is built by thinking, representing democratically, participatorily, among all and all,' he noted. Kicillof emphasized that Peronism must be up to the discussions that are taking place in the world to face a Government that wants to impose on us a new statute of colonialism disguised as a free trade agreement.' Among the officials who accompanied Kicillof were the Minister of Government, Carlos Bianco; the rector of the institution, Alfredo Alfonso; the vice-rector Alejandra Zinni; the Minister of Labor, Walter Correa; the national deputy, Daniel Gollan; and the newly elected national deputies Hugo Moyano (h) and Raquel 'Kelly' Olmos. One of the most notorious absences was that of Mayra Mendoza, mayor of Quilmes, who last Saturday presented, right there, the Biennial Management Plan 2025-2027, where she publicly demanded 'more funds' for her district, within the framework of the debate over the 2026 Buenos Aires provincial budget. To conclude, the provincial official proposed to the militant university youth to 'kick the table,' and in this way, he not only marked a difference with the rest of Peronism, but also marked the course towards where the PJ must go.
