Martin Bravo
08/08/2021 15:58
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 08/08/2021 3:58 PM
Elisa Carrió
put on hold
, at least for the moment, the public dispute with Facundo Manes, the rival of her ally Diego Santilli in the Juntos primaries in the province of Buenos Aires. Héctor "Toty" Flores settled before a notary public his version of the discussion on whether or not the founder of the Civic Coalition had offered him the candidacy for vice president to the neuroscientist, and with that he sought to close it:
“That's it, I already said it. what he had to say ”
. In the campaign tours with Santilli through Pinamar and Mar del Plata, Carrió did not lash out at the radical adversary, beyond the
resentments and crossed mistrust
that remained installed.
The strong questioning of the former deputy shook the intern of Juntos por el Cambio.
Gone was the reception of Manes at his home in Exaltación de la Cruz and the endorsement of his leap into party politics.
Before long, Carrió
accused him of being "messianic"
, of aspiring to reach the Casa Rosada by helicopter and of having no culture.
Then the neurologist distanced himself from Mauricio Macri's management and asked that Horacio Rodríguez Larreta
not use the City's resources in the Buenos Aires campaign
, which fueled Carrió's criticism.
María Eugenia Vidal also joined.
“
Lilita already considered the issue over
.
He spoke when it was time to say things, now he is going to concentrate on the campaign ”, confirmed one of the most trusted leaders.
The head of the Buenos Aires government and Santilli had asked for it.
“
We needed to lower the decibels and we got it.
We are focused on the Government ”, they were relieved in the PRO.
Regarding the reasons for the breakdown and the strong dispute with Manes, in Carrió's camp, rather than his frustrated postulation as "guarantor of unity",
they attributed it to
"mistrust"
not only with the neuroscientist but with Gerardo Morales - promoter of his candidacy and the radical reference that most supported him in the conflict - and members of his ballot.
“He is very suspicious of the possibility that they seek to divide the space.
Manes can be an instrument.
Morales has already been questioning Horacio and María Eugenia.
There is (Sergio) Massa, it is enough to review the list
”, the Civic Coalition referred to the nominations of Emilio Monzó, Margarita Stolbizer -ex-ally of the head of Deputies- and Jesús Cariglino.
Even so, Carrió publicly avoided confrontation in her passage through Pinamar and Mar del Plata with Santilli, accompanied by Juan Manuel López and Hernán Lombardi.
In the coming weeks he will make
more tours in the Province and also in the City and in Santa Fe
, to support the list headed by José Corral for the Senate and with Lucila Lehmann in second place for Deputies.
Again, the strongest reply came from Morales.
“
If Lilita is suspicious, let her look at her partners.
Since she is worried about Massa asking Horacio, he is much closer to Massa than I am.
And they do not invite me or participate in social gatherings in Olivos, such as the end of the year barbecue
, "the governor of Jujuy told
Clarín
, alluding to the presence of Rodríguez Larreta and Santilli at the fifth presidential election on December 30 .
Facundo Manes, Gerardo Morales and Martín Lousteau, in the celebration of the triumph in the provincial elections of Jujuy, at the end of June.
“They do pure McCarthyism, they disqualify the adversary when we are raising a debate of ideas. The only one who fights Kirchnerism is me.
The rest are plastic and the fights are fictional
. And the best thing that can happen to Together for Change is that Facundo wins, he
is the only one who can beat the Frente de Todos
. Santilli does not move the ammeter, ”Morales added.
The Jujuy president had questioned Rodríguez Larreta's electoral strategy and Vidal's move to the Capital. "We have already had the experience of city heads of government who later
fail when they have to face the government of the country
, because they do not know it," he had pointed out in an interview with this newspaper. Morales also accused Rodríguez Larreta of trying to intervene in the UCR, prior to his dispute with Martín Lousteau - an ally of the Buenos Aires mayor - over the National Committee.
In turn, close to Manes attributed Carrió's criticism to his agreement with Rodríguez Larreta - he placed candidates in the City and in the Province - but also to anger over a comment by the neuroscientist on his visit to Exaltación de la Cruz:
he fooled him be "selective" in reporting
corruption.
Manes avoided deepening the confrontation and questioned Kirchnerism, although he distanced himself from the efforts of Macri and Vidal, and will continue to do so.
"You cannot win the election without making self-criticism and going with the same,
" he said this Saturday in San Isidro.
It will also seek to get out of the rift.
One of its main focuses will be those disenchanted with both the former president and the current vice president, which is why it will mark its differences with the Cambiemos government.