The president Javier Milei He traveled to the north of the country this Saturday to lead campaign events in Santiago del Estero and Tucumán, within the framework of the final stretch before the elections.
“We are transforming the country, leaving behind decades of decadence and building an Argentina based on merit, work and freedom. “Each province has a key role in this process,” declared Milei in Santiago del Estero, where he arrived minutes before 11 and stayed for a couple of hours.
In front of a crowd, the President harangued the militants: “It is time to decide if we want to continue being slaves or embrace the ideas of freedom.” “We know that the situation is not easybut we are on the right path,” he added.
In addition, he took the opportunity to point out Kirchnerism: “While their leader wears an ankle bracelet and cannot step on the street, we are respected in the world.”
In Santiago del Estero, Milei was accompanied by Laura Godoycandidate for national representative, and Thomas Figueroacandidate for the Senate. Later, in Tucumán, he will share the day with Federico Pellicandidate for national deputy. According to government sources, the meetings will have the format of walks and caravans, similar to those that the President has been carrying out in different parts of the country.
As this media reported, Santiago del Estero is one of the complex territories on the map of the force founded by Javier Milei. Libertarians accuse the governor Gerardo Zamorawhich will compete on the ballot, to strategically divide to Peronism from Santiago to keep the three senators at stake.
The province renews this year three national senatorsand three national deputies. But, in addition, it elects governor and vice-governor, that is, the highest positions at the district level. These are elections that go against the grain of most of the provinces, where the governorship is renewed in the years that coincide with the national elections.
In addition, they will be renewed 20 seats in the provincial Legislature, 163 municipal commissionersin addition to the communal chief and councilors of Clodomira and Villa Atamisqui, two towns that have a different electoral calendar after having been intervened by the province.
After passing through Santiago del Estero, Milei and his entourage landed at 13:15 in it Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport of Tucumánaccording to what was reported by The Gazette. After his arrival, the president planned to travel to the city of Yerba Buenafollowing the agenda anticipated by official sources.
In the context of the imminent elections in the province, where they will be exclusively defined seats of national deputieslibertarians focused on an emerging figure. It is about Federico Pellia businessman who according to Tucumán media had never before ventured into local politics. Reports indicate that Pelli has a history as an officer of the Armyin addition to having graduated in Administration and specialized in security and crime prevention policies. In this way, the ruling coalition opted for a profile with experience in the military field and in risk management, presenting him as its main candidate to represent the province in the Lower House.
The owners of La Libertad Avanza admit that the Tucumán Front, which will have ally Osvaldo Jaldo as a testimonial competitor, something that is replicated in the next two candidates on the list, measures very well in the polls leading up to October 26. The province renews four seats in the lower house.
The president resumed leadership of the La Libertad Avanza campaign this Friday, after his trip to the United States, with a tour of the Buenos Aires party of Tres de Febrero. There he asked for the vote for “Colo and Karen”—in reference to Diego Santilli and Karen Reichardt—to avoid “the barbarity of the Kirchners.”
“We are facing a pivotal moment: the possibility of embracing civilization and freedom, or returning to the communist barbarism of the Kirchners. I understand that this moment is hard, but it is also true that today there is less inflation, less poverty, less destitution, less drug trafficking and less insecurity,” Milei said during the event.
This Friday’s activity took place in the district governed by Diego Valenzuela, who joined the ranks of La Libertad Avanza after leaving the PRO. Also participating in the tour were the Minister of Security and candidate for senator for the City of Buenos Aires, Patricia Bullrich; Santilli himself; Cristian Ritondo and Sebastián Pareja.
“In this place, where Urquiza defeated the tyrant Juan Manuel de Rosas, the ideas of Juan Bautista Alberdi began to take shape, which after thirty years of applying them turned us into one of the world powers,” said the head of state at the beginning of his speech.
After his time in Buenos Aires, Milei will continue with campaign activities in northern Argentina. Libertarian sources indicated that the President plans to maintain the pace of tours in different provinces over the next few days, accompanied by the main leaders and candidates in the space.
“The objective is to continue transmitting the ideas of freedom and consolidate support in each district. The reception from the people is being very good,” said one of the leaders who coordinates the logistics of the presidential tour.
