The governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, will be the new president of the Justicialist Party (PJ) of Buenos Aires after sealing an agreement with the Kirchnerist sector that avoids internal elections. Kicillof accepted the Kirchnerist offer in exchange for "full backing for his administration" and political gestures towards the 2027 electoral scenario.
How the party leadership stands The unity scheme distributes power among the different sectors of provincial Peronism:
Presidency: Axel Kicillof. 1st Vice-Presidency: Verónica Magario. 2nd Vice-Presidency: Federico Otermín (mayor of Lomas de Zamora). General Secretariat: Mariano Cascallares (mayor of Almirante Brown). Party Congress: Máximo Kirchner will be the president of the deliberative body, a position previously held by Fernando Espinoza. Party Board: Leonardo Nardini (mayor of Malvinas Argentinas) will continue at the helm.
The Cristina factor and local internal elections Sources from the space indicated that it was Cristina Kirchner herself who ordered to "put aside endogamous discussions" and move forward with Kicillof's presidency to avoid an unprecedented dispute.
The head of state will succeed Máximo Kirchner in the leadership and will assume the post on March 15. According to the Argentine News Agency, the agreement was finalized between Friday night and Saturday morning. Although the macro-agreement is sealed, this does not affect the districts in the same way: it is expected that in localities such as Mar del Plata, Tigre, and San Nicolás, there will be scenarios of internal elections to define local authorities.
