«It is a matter of giving a serious and reasonable debate», they highlighted. Second part of the plan: install MDF franchises in the provinces After taking order and control of Peronism in Buenos Aires, the second part of his political expansion plan will come: to install franchises of the MDF (Movimiento Derecho al Futuro) in the Interior of the country. The idea is to take root in each of the provinces to spread the word of Kicillof and consolidate a political alternative for polarization with Javier Milei, preparing the ground for a presidential candidacy in 2027. In this context, the Buenos Aires governor has already made his first stop on the federal tour at the end of last year in the province of Formosa, where Governor Gildo Insfrán declared him a "guest of honor." In addition to Insfrán, Kicillof coordinates actions with the rest of the governors of Unión por la Patria, who recognize in the Buenos Aires governor a primus inter pares with presidential projection. These are the Fueguian Gustavo Melella, the Riojan Ricardo Quintela, the Pampean Sergio Ziliotto, and the Santiagueño Elías Suárez. In some provinces, like Formosa, there was and is a clear reference (Insfrán) aligned with the governor, but in others it is still a pending task and requires deep political organization work. That is why Kicillof's trips to the territories will be carefully chosen and selected, NA learned. "There are places where you first need to have a firm reference that prepares the ground before a visit." Buenos Aires, Jan 18 (NA) – The meeting in Villa Gesell with his inner circle was the starting signal for the Buenos Aires governor, Axel Kicillof, of a very ambitious roadmap for this 2026, which includes as a milestone the conquest of the PJ (Peronist Justicialist Party) of Buenos Aires, currently in the hands of Máximo Kirchner, and also the federal expansion of his own brand, the Movimiento Derecho al Futuro. The former Economy minister will deepen this year his strategy of distancing himself from La Cámpora and seek to be the face and point of accumulation of a federal front against Milei. In the ultraverticalist logic of Peronism, there is no room for shared or decentralized leadership: it is an error in the Justicialist matrix that costs very dearly because the reference of authority is lost, and the natural effect is the disbanding and crisis of representation. The abdication of La Cámpora, whether negotiated or by force (at the polls), is a necessary condition for the great leap forward for the economist. What was experienced in 2025 was a logical consequence of 2023: the decline of Kirchnerism and in parallel the rise and emancipation of the governor, the only territorial leader of Peronism who survived the electoral shipwreck that gave birth to Javier Milei. In the middle of the libertarian storm, clinging to nostalgia for the years when Cristina and La Cámpora exercised iron-fisted control over Peronism, Kirchnerism does not want to let go of the ship's helm, and by all means makes it known to the prodigal son that where the captain commands, the sailor does not. The result of this fratricidal confrontation, which is still active although contained, is an absolute crisis of representativeness in Peronism, which intensified when a Supreme Court ruling determined house arrest for the former president. In this labyrinth with no apparent way out, Peronism finds itself, and the only way to break the paralyzing inertia is to become strong and earn the recognition of leaders, militants, and politically conscious citizens. Kicillof has already passed the point of no return with Kirchnerism, at least as far as trust is concerned with his former political boss, and he only has to move forward, gaining ground at the expense of those who do not want to get off their pedestal. The first milestone on the horizon is March 15, the date for the renewal of authorities of the PJ of Buenos Aires. Máximo Kirchner seeks to retain control of that structure, through some of the mayors who still answer to him. Kicillof has already privately transmitted to his work team that it is essential that the next leadership of the PJ of Buenos Aires be aligned with his administration, and that the anomaly of the Peronism of his own province playing against him never happens again. La Cámpora, to go no further, did not vote for last year's budget, nor for the debt, and also resisted the electoral split to the very end. "At the Villa Gesell meeting, Axel said that he is the only Peronist governor who has the PJ of his own province working against him," a high-ranking source from his government told the Noticias Argentinas agency, who was among the attendees at the political meeting of the Movimiento Derecho al Futuro. The person they consider the natural candidate to preside over the PJ of Buenos Aires is the Vice Governor, Verónica Magario. "I can't think of anyone more representative of Peronism in the province of Buenos Aires than Verónica. Because if there are tugs or frictions around the visit, it ends up being counterproductive," they explained from the MDF. Julio Alak or another mayor would also be good candidates.
