Minutes after Alberto Fernández renounced his re-election aspirations through a video broadcast on social networks, the PJ governors came out to mark territory and began to put pressure on a representative from the interior of the country to have a place in the formula presidential.
The most precise and direct was Sergio Uñac, who in a press conference this Friday referred first to the President's decision and reflected that "personal decisions are not discussed or analyzed."
But he immediately took it upon himself to point out that "there are no natural candidates" and then ventured the arrival of "new times for politics."
Uñac, who had comings and goings with Kirchnerism, took advantage of the terrain to establish that "it would not be a bad thing for a member of the formula to be from the interior."
"The interior also exists," the governor warned when the first pro-government messages had just been harvested, praising Alberto Fernández's decision to privilege party unity over personal interests.
In this scenario of internal tension of Peronism, the figure of Omar Perotti appears, who, although he does not usually make high-sounding statements, has gestures that mark his political position.
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Perotti avoided making a political assessment of the President's decision, he only said that it is an internal decision", but, nevertheless, he estimated that it will have "its electoral connotation".
Within the so-called pejotista League of Governors, Gustavo Bordet is also an opinion to take into account, beyond the fact that he has departed last year from the move promoted by the presidents to expand the number of members of the Supreme Court of Justice and withdraw his support for the request for impeachment against the courtiers.
But this Friday, Bordet stressed that the President showed "his commitment to the country and democracy, prioritizing collective interests over personal aspirations."
"All my recognition and my commitment to continue working together for Argentina," added the governor who in each act strives to include the federal word in his message.
It is clear that he will also ask for more space for the provinces in the distribution of power.
Juan Manzur, Alberto's former chief of staff at the request of Cristina, did not have much praise for the President.
"It's a personal decision," said the candidate for lieutenant governor of Tucumán.
"Our political space, the Justicialista Party, has men and women of the highest level and with a great vocation for service," he replied when asked about the impact it will have within Peronism.
Raúl Jalil, from Catamarca, was one of the first governors to speak out about the President's decision, whom he tried to support as a candidate.
"I support the president's decision. He has had to govern in extremely difficult times, permanently helping each and every Catamarcan," he wrote on Twitter.
Jorge Capitanich, from Sáenz Peña, Chaco, spoke of the President's attitude of "political greatness", but warned that this should serve to "generate a space that enhances electoral possibilities in the future."
It is clear that Alberto Fernández's decision opened the game for the governors in the face of the firm intention of Kirchnerism to impose the candidacy of Cristina Kirchner.
Gildo Insfrán did not express himself publicly about the resignation of the President, perhaps busy with the launch of his candidacy to seek his eighth consecutive term.
While Gerardo Zamora from Santiago only expressed his support for Alberto Fernández's decision.
All this occurs just on the day that the Justicialista Party council meets a little to define the schedule in which the candidates will be elected and the conditions for the STEP will be defined.
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