Former president Cristina Kirchner will meet this Monday for the first time with the National Council of the Justicialist Party (PJ) to begin planning the structure of the party in view of the legislative elections. This meeting will take place at the party's historic headquarters, located at Matheu 130, and will involve the participation of 75 councilors and the five party vice presidents.
One of Kirchner's most recent challenges was the formation of the Santa Fe PJ for the local elections, where she failed to convince senator Marcelo Lewandowski to lead the list of constitutional delegates. The former president faces the task of unifying a Peronism in the process of reorganization and facing internal resistance, while needing to consolidate the party to compete against other political spaces.
Despite having assumed the presidency of the PJ last year, after a dispute with the governor of La Rioja, Ricardo Quintela, Cristina Kirchner still has to deal with internal challenges in the party. The relationship with Buenos Aires governor Axel Kicillof is tense, especially regarding the possibility of separate elections in the province of Buenos Aires.
The former president has received support from some sectors, such as former economy minister Sergio Massa, who seeks to facilitate a rapprochement between Kirchner and Kicillof. However, the differences between them remain and could intensify in the future. Despite having the PJ presidency secured, Kirchner faces challenges to achieve unity in Peronism, both at the national level and in provinces outside Buenos Aires.
