From Córdoba
Far from roaring, La Libertad Avanza made a splash in the municipal elections of Río Cuarto, the second city and alternative capital of the province of Córdoba. The forces of heaven, which in the second round of the presidential elections achieved a shocking 73% of the votes in this city, decided not to present an official candidate in the most important elections of the year in Córdoba, which will take place on June 23.
At the end of the deadline for the presentation of candidates yesterday, the possibility of the Libertarians having a candidate for the mayor of the second city in the province was completely diluted, after the businessman and rally runner Gastón González decided to withdraw from the race to through (obviously) a message on social network X.
The misstep also represents a setback for Gabriel Bornoroni. Empowered by the dynamic duo, Karina Milei and Martín Menem, as the main point guard in the province, the deputy and parking lot businessman did not do enough to capitalize on the President’s image.
Connoisseurs of the libertarian cloth attribute the non-presentation of an official list to a victory promoted by Santiago Caputo, who gave the list a thumbs down from Casa Rosada for lack of competitiveness.
“Hello everyone. I have an important update to share. La Libertad Avanza has decided not to run in the next elections in Río Cuarto, since the time to launch an adequate campaign is very short. “I am deeply grateful for having been considered as a candidate,” González, who divides his time between Buenos Aires and France, announced via social networks.
Despite not having a seal or appearing on any ballot, the paleolibertarian ideology pays well, which is why there are many leaders with ideological and political closeness to the President who will play in the Southern Empire of Córdoba.
Diaspora and support
Such is the case of the Integration and Development Movement (MID), which in Córdoba has as its maximum reference the national representative Cecilia Ibáñez. Confronted with Bornoroni, the parliamentarian confirmed that her party will be part of the La Fuerza del Imperio del Sur alliance, which is nominating Adriana Nazario. The former national deputy and last partner of former governor José Manuel de la Sota dodged Governor Martín Llaryora’s requests to lower his candidacy and is seeking the succession of the current Peronist mayor, Juan Manuel Llamosas.
Llamosas, for its part, put the official team at the disposal of Guillermo De Rivas, joined by Hacemos Unidos por Río Cuarto.
The radical Gonzalo Parodi completes the trio of expectations. Adherent to the Evolution line within the UCR, he will have the strange honor of leading an alliance that includes all the former Together for Change, except the PRO. On paper and in fact, then, Together for Change ceased to exist. At least in Río Cuarto.
In a testimonial way, as told Page 12 A few weeks ago, there will be a Rio Cuartenese Libertarian Party. This is the seal that the hotel businessman Mario Lamberghini wore. Without the official blessing, it will be the second adventure to the Mojica Palace for a leader who has in his service record a time at the General Directorate of Revenue (DGR) between 1999 and 2003. Those were the times of the incipient Cordobanism of José Manuel de la Sota, who became governor for the first time with the promise of reducing taxes by 30 percent.
Once the deadlines are closed, it will be time for the competition. And although there are no objectively libertarian legs, it does not occur to anyone that from Balcarce 50 they will be observing a process that may affect Governor Martín Llaryora, who maintains a special relationship with Milei.
