Mauricio Macri's decision to aim for the presidency of the PRO achieved a majority consensus within the party, with endorsements ranging from provincial leaders, to representatives of the hawkish wing and former officials during his presidency, but also from sectors that internally They stand at their antipodes, like those who play close to the former head of Government Horacio Rodríguez Larreta.
Thus,
Macri's path to leading the party that he himself founded two decades ago seems paved
.
The closing of lists will be on March 19 and, in principle, it is expected that a unity list will be presented, made up of actors from the different aspects of the PRO.
The only obstacle to Macri's inauguration is represented by the current head of the party,
Patricia Bullrich, who has not yet defined whether she will go with her own list, but who has decided not to support the former president
.
Immersed in the day-to-day life of Javier Milei's government, the Minister of Security tells those around her that her absolute priority is management and that is why she has been giving signs that she will not continue in office, that in recent times, among The presidential campaign and his current role were held alternately with Federico Angelini from Rosario.
That does not mean that she is going to clear the ground for Macri, with whom she has been at odds since last October's general elections in which Together for Change finished third, with her as a candidate for president, and outside the runoff between Milei and Sergio Massa. .
"Pato" does not forgive Macri for not openly supporting her
at that time and for always showing good harmony in the campaign with the ideas of the libertarian candidate.
He believes that if he had not played like this, perhaps the formula he led would have reached the second round with great chances of winning the election.
Patricia Bullrich assures that she is focused on management. Photo: Guillermo Rodríguez Adami
Both had to agree to joint support for Milei in the so-called "Acassuso Pact" in the former president's house, but the relationship remained sour and there seems to be no signs of reconciliation in sight.
For this reason,
Bullrich makes it clear to those who consult her that she is not enthusiastic about the idea of the PRO being led in the next period by a look like Macri's
that, she feels, delays and does not correspond to the current times.
Furthermore, aligned with Milei, the minister believes that Macri seeks to overshadow or at least equal the figure of the President to influence him from close quarters, and that is why he tries to occupy hierarchical positions.
"He has to realize that he is the former president, that that is his function," says a patrician reference, who coincides with the view of the head of that sector of the PRO.
And chicanea: "Mauricio was never interested in being president of the party, he was not even when it was founded and now he wants to."
Bullrich believes that if she runs as a candidate for president of the space, her chances of winning the election that she herself called as the current leader are really high
.
"We are a large majority," says one of his collaborators, who also highlights that this was demonstrated in the last elections.
"The votes that Together for Change got, especially those of the historic PRO voter, were from Patricia, who also won the PASO," they comment, highlighting her as the most important figure in the party.
"We are thinking about what to do. We can put together a list," is the comment that comes from the Bullrich sector in relation to the upcoming PRO elections.
Facing Macri, they believe that the only concrete chance of fighting for the presidency is to go head-to-head with Patricia
.
She could agree to play if asked, but she constantly warns that she has a lot of responsibility in the Ministry of Security and that "the country is not here to waste time on partisan issues."
Patricia Bullrich and Mauricio Macri, last year, together at the launch of the now official's candidacy.
Photo: AP.
Who supports Macri's candidacy
In the last hours,
Macri's candidacy achieved almost total consensus
, after the other possible candidate for the presidency, the governor of Chubut Ignacio Torres, decided to support him along with the other two leaders that the party has: Rogelio Frigerio, from Entre Ríos, and Jorge Macri, from the city of Buenos Aires.
Thus,
there will be a unit list that promotes Mauricio Macri
.
His cousin openly supports him, while Frigerio will also do so, despite the fact that internally he does not give much importance to the change of party authorities.
In the coming days, a summit will be called in Chubut, led by Torres, in which all the provincial leaders will be supporting the candidacy of Macri, founder of the party at the beginning of the century.
Possibly the former head of state will travel to that province to be anointed as the new president of the PRO.
Bullrich, in the talks he has with his people about the future of the Balcarce Street party, is surprised by this support, from leaders identified with the dialogue wing of Horacio Rodríguez Larreta.
In addition, two letters emerged in support of the former president to be the new head of the PRO.
One of references from 20 provinces, many without a major poster within the party.
The other one did write down important names.
It was signed, among others, by former Macrista officials such as Pablo Torello,
Jorge Triaca, Esteban Bullrich, Fernando De Andreis, Jorge Triaca, Guillermo Dietrich, Luciano Laspina, Hernán Lombardi, Humberto Schiavoni, José Torello, Pablo Clusellas and Fulvio Pompeo.