"New beginnings"
was the slogan that
Alberto Fernández
appealed to from the ends of the world, in Antarctica and on the national television channel, so as not to lose ground in the fierce internal government, surrounded by the group of collaborators who still follow him everywhere and who still insists on presidential re-election.
With Fernández submerged in this surprising electoral limbo -in 2019, questioned by all sectors, including the PRO, and even with the possibility of defeat, no one dared to submit
Mauricio Macri
to an internship-, Peronism is heading towards the campaign without a powerful candidate, while Cristina Kirchner meditates her next steps and Kirchnerism urges her to review her decision.
The very extensive summit on Thursday the 16th at the PJ headquarters on Matheu street, which surprised by the striking presence of
Máximo Kirchner
, a move not at all improvised that concluded with a final document focused almost exclusively on the "ban" of the former President, Until now, it has not produced any certainty in the electoral scenario of the Frente de Todos.
Quite the opposite.
In that context, however,
Daniel Scioli
reared his head.
And he signed up for the national race along with another leader who had already expressed his desire to compete for the Presidency.
It is about
Juan Manzur
, the resumed governor of Tucumán.
"Alberto knew that Daniel was moving"
, they explained in the environment of the ambassador in Brazil, who on Tuesday published a letter on his networks in which he defined himself as "the usual Daniel, with more faith and hope than ever", as Not to lose the habit.
For months the former Buenos Aires governor wanted to sign up for the presidential race.
He had analyzed surveys and talked at length with Peronist leaders in their offices in the Retiro neighborhood of Buenos Aires, "measuring the oil", summed up his collaborators.
His passage through Mar del Plata, on the populous beaches of Bristol, gave him the last psychic boost.
The PJ meeting, which enabled the PASO and finished blurring the figure of the President, did the rest.
"Daniel made it clear that he is here to play. He never says that it depends on Alberto. On Thursday it was decided that he had to go to the PASO, well, he signed up," they concluded around the ambassador, who plans to fly this
weekend to Brasilia to later return to the country, to the Harvest Festival, in Mendoza.
Juan Manzur and Daniel Scioli in Tucumán, in 2015. Clarín Archive
A good part of the ex-motornaut's announcement is explained by the need for pollsters to start taking it into account.
For now it's just a personal wish.
In the case of Manzur, his original script still stands: he had let it be known that he would leave the Chief of Staff in February, as he did, and that he would launch his national project after May 14, if they retain the governorship together with Osvaldo Jaldo.
"The project remains firm
," advisers from Tucuman say.
Manzur is convinced that he emerged successfully from the Chief of Staff, despite the fact that since he took office, in September 2021, until his resignation, his figure publicly blurred in parallel to the wear and tear on the government and his "Juan 23" plan. was lost in the crisis of the Frente de Todos.
Last week, the former chief of ministers rehearsed a weighty photo before his reassumption as governor, in the company of almost half a dozen northern governors and the Minister of the Interior, Eduardo "Wado" de Pedro, Cristina Kirchner's
delegate
. in the Pink House.
Before leaving Buenos Aires, Manzur spoke for a while with the former President.
In Tucumán, some sectors speculate on the possibility of a formula or an electoral agreement between the governor and De Pedro, explained by the excellent relationship between the two.
For now these are pure speculation.
The uncertainty of Cristina Kirchner, who is resting in El Calafate until the opening of ordinary sessions, when she will have to meet the President again, fills Frente de Todos with uncertainty.
"There is no one who has the votes of Cristina Kirchner. But anyone who is supported by her wins the internal one,"
a consultant who works for Peronism and the opposition
stresses to
Clarín .
Under this premise, the Minister of the Interior moves as a candidate, with the supposed electoral predilection of the former President for her figure while a sector of La Cámpora, Kirchnerism and a large part of Peronism try to convince her to reconsider her decision not to be candidate.
De Pedro is cautious.
In these days he visited Greater Buenos Aires.
In recent times, he has been in charge of forging ties with the "red circle" and with the governors
.
Like Manzur, he claims to have the support of a group of them.
There are polls commissioned by the minister that show that, if necessary, he could broaden the spectrum of votes in the center of the country.
The other leader who tries not to show his head and focus on management is
Sergio Massa
: it is part of the strategy of the leader of the Frente Renovador to avoid getting mixed up in the hubbub of party politics of the government coalition, disassociated from the daily agenda of the society.
In private,
Jaime Durán Barba
, the former star consultant of the PRO, usually says that if he does his homework and is not wrong - a task that is not easy at all - the libertarian
Javier Milei
can be president.
The Ecuadorian explains his thesis by the internal fights that collapse both coalitions.
This scenario, explains the consultant, benefits Milei.
Massa understood that message, despite the latest setbacks in the economic program.
In the massismo they recognize that the 3% monthly figure around inflation was a communication mistake that was wrongly promoted with the idea of generating expectations.
Alberto Fernández, escorted by Wado de Pedro and Sergio Massa.
Clarin Archive
For the Minister of Economy, time is running against the clock.
The inflation for February, they say, which is generally fragmented, will include the latest increases in meat.
That of March, the beginning of the school year and the full labor beginning of the year.
In this context, the former mayor of Tigre meditates on his road map.
Last week, from some official offices the crazy version of an alleged agreement between the Minister of Economy and an opposition leader emerged.
A transcended that, in theory, could have the wink of the former President, whose political moves are always difficult to elucidate.
The role of Cristina Kirchner, the most convening figure of the Frente de Todos, will be key.
The President and his closest entourage intend to put up a fight:
Fernández is not resigned to re-election, a possibility that especially irritates Kirchnerism and the Vice President
.
On Wednesday, the head of state and the former president will meet again in Congress after a long time.
Some have already bought popcorn.
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