The context of the campaign of Together for Change is marked by the fierce internal between Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and Patricia Bullrich, in which Mauricio Macri has taken the side of the former Minister of Security, and the radical Gerardo Morales and Elisa Carrió, for the mayor of Buenos Aires. And that climate seems to infect everyone.
Macri's demand that Larreta entronice Jorge Macri has long since surrendered the City to the radicals who are key partners in JxC; the erroneous resistance of the head of the Buenos Aires government wearing down the cousin of the former president by naming other candidates such as Fernán Quirós, Soledad Acuña and Emanuel Ferrario and then lowering them; and the decision to separate the vote of the City from the presidential one, were some photos of the internal PRO in the City.
In the province of Buenos Aires there is also a fight in the PRO. The entire coalition discusses depending on the need or not for a single list, from the gubernatorial candidate down. So far Larreta has prevailed with the idea of separate lists and will take Diego Santilli, while Bullrich will do the same with Néstor Grindetti. But discrepancies remain.
That is why it is striking, but not too surprising, that confrontations continue within Together for Change.
Ricardo Lopez Murphy argues, convinced, why despite being a pre-candidate for head of the Buenos Aires government, he did not want to join his competitors from Together for Change who on Wednesday accompanied Horacio Rodríguez Larreta in the announcement of the drop in gross income.
Although he agreed with the measure, which, he said, he had been demanding for some time, he said that his presence "was to contribute" to Larreta's campaign. And since he has been expressing his preference for Patricia Bullrich, he should not be there. Strange.
Ricardo López Murphy and Roberto García Moritán, when they were partners.
As if the controversy generated by his words were not enough, he attacked Martín Lousteau and said that "it is the 125", in allusion to the resolution that Kirchnerism wanted to impose in 2008 to raise the withholdings to the field. One might ask, what is Lopez Murphy doing in Together for Change? If Lousteau wins in the City or Larreta becomes President, would he then leave the coalition?
But in addition, Lopez Murphy divided his United Republicans space, accusing Roberto García Moritán of being a traitor and climber, for having launched his pre-candidacy for the City despite the fact that he had announced it first. It happens that Garcia Moritan and other leaders accuse Lopez Murphy of making decisions alone: such as stepping down from the presidential candidacy, and then expressing his support for Bullrich without consultation with the party.
But the crack is not only in the right wing of JxC. Also in radicalism. On the one hand there is the division of the radicals in the province of Buenos Aires where Gustavo Posse and Radical Evolution of Lousteau support Larreta in the province of Buenos Aires, unlike the authorities of the Buenos Aires UCR in charge of Maximiliano Abad who seek balance although some mayors ask to go with Bullrich. Fracture would be inevitable.
Carolina Losada. Photo: Marcelo Carroll
In Santa Fe, the campaign took on an unthinkable tone. Carolina Losada made a serious accusation against her competitor Maximiliano Pullaro, both for the UCR, of financing dirty campaigns against him and of being linked to drug trafficking. And he said he and Lousteau are "dark" people. On the other, Pullaro accused her of entering into "despair" because there are polls that show her in third place, behind him and Marcelo Lewandoski. Apparently, there were some apologies from Losada's environment, after his statements. Another radical rupture.
The list could be endless, because the rift is expanding across the country. In general, by the candidacies. How much will the fights affect the performance of Together for Change in the August 13 elections?
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In campaign, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta presented a law to reduce the payment of Gross Income in the City
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Ricardo López Murphy explained why he was not in the photo of Horacio Rodríguez Larreta with the pre-candidates of Together for Change in the City
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