Fernández de Kirchner Blames Kicillof for Election Loss
Former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has blamed Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof for the bruising loss in the midterm elections to Javier Milei.
This blame is the clearest sign yet that the Peronist movement is plagued by infighting. Kicillof, a prospective presidential candidate and former economy minister under Fernández de Kirchner, chose to separate the provincial election date in Buenos Aires from the national race.
Kicillof led the Peronists to victory in September, defeating Milei by 14 percentage points, which provoked a market selloff.
- Fernández de Kirchner was the economy minister when she governed the nation.
- Kicillof is a prospective presidential candidate.
Author's summary: Infighting plagues Peronist movement.