The Vice President of the Nation, Cristina Kirchnerrecognized the victory of Javier Miley, candidate of La Libertad Avanza, in the recent elections. Under the title “Broad Majority”, the leader of Union for the Homeland He expressed that the new presidents of both the Lower House and the Upper House in Congress must be from the minority political force, in this case, La Libertad Avanza.
Last night, Cristina Kirchner addressed speculation about the distribution of authorities in the Senate, highlighting the need to respect the popular will. Referring to the winning political force in the November 19 runoff, she stated that both the Provisional Presidency of the Senate and the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies should be occupied by representatives of La Libertad Avanza.
«Last night at the farewell and welcome dinner for Senators I said, paraphrasing the President-elect: enough with the operations of the hidden microphones in that “Kirchnerism” or “Cristina” – when not… – wants to stay with the authorities of the Senate,” said the former president of Argentina.
The Peronist leader recalled her position in 2015, when, despite the minimal difference in the ballot, she advocated respecting the line of succession of the Executive Branch. At that time, she allowed Cambiemos to assume control of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, despite not having the necessary majorities. Now, she asks for the same with La Libertad Avanza.
«I stated that I still think exactly the same thing as always: both the Provisional Presidency of the Senate and the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies correspond to a representative of La Libertad Avanza, a political force that, by a large majority, in the runoff on 19 November, he obtained popular representation to serve as head of the Executive Branch,” remarked the 70-year-old leader.
In her statements, Cristina Kirchner stressed her commitment to respecting the popular will, institutions and her own political coherence. Her position reflects the importance of maintaining institutional stability and respecting electoral results, even when victory falls to a political force contrary to hers. However, deep down she seems to seek the loss of power of JxC and give space to LLA in the presidencies of Congress, a force that barely has a third of the deputies and a handful of 6 or 7 senators.
