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While Alberto Fernández meets Cristina Kirchner, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta sends his seconds to answer

2020-08-05T21:49:19.272Z


The head of government will avoid personal shock as much as possible. Look at the elections and believe that people want moderation.


Eduardo Paladini

08/05/2020 - 18:25

  • Clarín.com
  • Politics

When asked what plans he has for the post-pandemic, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta replies with an impossible reply: "I would like to disappear for six months . " It is not an anti-stress need, but a political speculation. The Buenosairean head of Government enjoys a high acceptance in the public opinion, not only the Buenosairean, and would like to treasure that capital for his next electoral bets: the 2021 legislative and the 2023 presidential one. In that imaginary way, he believes that the confrontation hurts. That is why, while Alberto Fernández aligns with the style of Cristina Kirchner, Larreta sends his seconds to respond.

- On Monday, after the former president criticized the City police for their actions during a march, the one who crossed her was the deputy chief and minister of Security, Diego Santilli.

- This Wednesday, after the President warned of the alleged lack of attention to older adults in the Capital, the one who answered was the Minister of Health, Fernán Quirós.

"Did they hit him in the Province? He does not answer . Does Cristina hit him? He does not answer . Does Alberto hit him? He does not answer, " they repeat almost obsessively near the PRO referent. And the line goes down to the entire Buenos Aires government. "By an agreement with the PAMI, which is national, we serve 140,000 older adults in the City's public system. And that is not collapsed. We do not want to fight, it must have been an information error that was passed to the President," A Cabinet source responded to Clarín's query , outside of Quirós' public discourse. Even in private contacts they take care not to confront politically.

This new scenario has a fairly simple explanation. 10 days ago, this newspaper advanced the claim of a sector of Kirchnerism to Alberto Fernández. Leaders of the Province, where La Cámpora has weight, asked that the president stop calling Larreta "friend".  They were also motivated by political speculation. They noted with concern that the head of government has a good image in the ruling electorate, outside the City, and they begin to list him as a potential rival for the next elections. 

"Alberto also measured well among the macristas, but he already lost that plus with the return of the crack. Axel (for Kicillof) has a Province complicated by the coronavirus and the economy, and he never reached such high numbers. It cannot be that Larreta be the only one that does not get scratched from this quilombo. The City also has problems with Covid and the economy, "a K font was downloaded.

In four surveys that Clarín accessed in recent days, the head of government has a better image (between positive and negative) than the President. The studies are from the consulting firms Management & Fit, D'Alessio IROL - Berensztein, Jorge Giacobbe and Métrica . In three others, from RDT, Analogías and Ricardo Rouvier , Alberto Fernández continues on top. Until recently, the President won in all.

Larreta, however, is aware that his Zen stance will be very difficult to sustain, even for the previous one in 2021. For the Buenos Aires re-election he had an advantage : the campaign was the same management, the terrain where he is most comfortable moving. His main concern for that election was to inaugurate the Paseo del Bajo mega-work on time. In other words, before the vote. The national fight is something else.

"I'm going to have to learn to do politics," he exaggerates before his surroundings. Meanwhile, the head of government makes a first positive assessment of the armed opposition : "He is happy because he stayed together Together for Change, after the very hard electoral defeat, after choosing the authorities of Congress, who always leave wounded; and then also to choose authorities in the PRO and in the UCR ".

"Here the important thing - they continue - is that we all understand that this is a project of power, to win next year and return to La Rosada in 2023. We are not testimonials. And with everyone inside . With the toughest, like Patricia (Bullrich) or (Alfredo) Cornejo, and with moderates like Horacio ". And Macri? Asked Clarín . "Also. He participated in the last three meetings before going to Paris. If he will be a candidate or not, today it is impossible to know."  

As at some point happened with Sergio Massa, the position of the head of government is based on a numerical theory that points to the medium. He believes that Kirchnerism has a hard vote of 25%, Together for Change of 20% and that we must go out and search the remaining 55% to win. In his reasoning, he is an electorate that wants moderation. So while he can, he prefers to speak to them in silence.  

Source: clarin

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