A summit meeting of the Juntos por el Cambio opposition coalition gathering the heads of member parties had to be adjourned the first week of June without even progressing to the central point of the agenda – the proposal of Jujuy Radical Governor, Gerardo Morales, that Córdoba Peronist Governor, Juan Schiaretti, be incorporated into their alliance. The meeting started with Federico Angelini (replacing and representing presidential hopeful Patricia Bullrich, on leave as Pro party chair) objecting to libertarian deputy José Luis Espert’s entry into the coalition, even before considering the far more controversial recruitment of Schiaretti.
City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta is the leading supporter of broadening the coalition, with both Bullrich and ex-president Mauricio Macri strongly opposed. But the Radicals were also divided with Senator Martín Lousteau and deputy Facundo Manes in favour of Schiaretti’s entry and Senator Alfredo Cornejo against, while among other allies Civic Coalition leader, Elisa Carrió, and Republican Peronist, Miguel Angel Pichetto, (Macri’s 2019 running-mate) backed a broader alliance with libertarian Ricardo López Murphy disapproving. Espert received the green light to enter Juntos por el Cambio on June 1st, (with the approval of Bullrich). In general the focus of those welcoming Schiaretti is the middle ground and consensus politics while those against seek uncompromising reforms with the option of looking to Javier Milei’s libertarians for support.
SOURCE: www.batimes.com.ar