The figure of Patricia Bullrich He was once again at the center of the political scene after a series of internal tensions within the ruling party that exposed differences with the core of power that surrounds the president. Javier Milei. The current national senator for the City of Buenos Aires and member of La Libertad Avanza, who during much of the Mileista administration held the Ministry of Security and was one of the president’s main allies after the 2023 elections, adopted a position in recent weeks that marked distance and questions regarding some decisions and positions promoted from the Casa Rosada.
The most significant episode occurred during the controversy over the judge’s statement María Verónica Michelli. The national government tried to withdraw his nomination after his family relationship with the journalist came to light. Hugo Alconada Mon, critic of the libertarian administration. The legislator questioned the decision, invoked conscientious objections and even made available her resignation from leading the ruling bloc in the Senate. Although the resignation was not accepted, the episode revealed a difference in criteria with the presidential environment and fueled versions of a cooling of his relationship with the most influential sectors of the ruling party, particularly those aligned with Karina Milei and the political table of Casa Rosada.
Frictions were also heightened by questions linked to the Chief of Staff, Manuel Adorni, in the midst of complaints and controversies that impacted the image of the libertarian administration. Bullrich clearly distanced himself from some defensive decisions adopted by the ruling party and avoided being completely aligned with the harshest positions of the presidential circle. This positioning, which was reflected in the request of the updated DDJJ to the coordinator of ministers, was interpreted by different observers as a sign of political autonomy for the future, especially considering that the senator retains her own structure, electoral volume and a career that long precedes her landing in La Libertad Avanza.
The leader came to the ruling party after having been one of the central protagonists of the 2023 presidential election. As a candidate for Together for Change, she defeated PASO in the Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and built a campaign based on the axes of security, public order and profound economic reforms. However, in the general election he received around 23.8% of the vote and finished in third place behind Sergio Massa and Javier Mileibeing left out of the runoff. After that result he made a decision that modified the Argentine political map: he publicly supported Milei for the second round, a support that was decisive in consolidating the anti-Kirchnerist front and facilitating the libertarian victory in November of that year.
In this context, a video broadcast by Bullrich on its social networks, accompanied by the song, became especially relevant.n “It is said about me”, popularized by Tita Merello. The publication appeared amid speculation about his connection with the government and was interpreted as an ironic response to the criticism and rumors that were circulating in the political sphere. In the images she is seen carrying out her parliamentary activity while a modern version of the classic tango plays, a gesture that many read as a vindication of her political personality and her ability to survive public questions.
The choice of that song also has a strong symbolic load. In the original lyrics, Merello ironizes the comments and prejudices of others through phrases that allude to everything that others “say” about a person. The comparison with Bullrich is inevitable, as she is a leader who went through multiple ideological stages, changed party spaces, faced criticism from allies and adversaries and, even so, managed to remain in central positions of power for decades. The implicit message seems to indicate that the versions about his supposed isolation or loss of influence do not alter his decision to maintain his own political identity.
“It is said about me” had already had a history in Argentine politics. One of the most memorable uses occurred in 2021, when the media and then candidate for deputy Cinthia Fernandez adapted the classic Tita Merello as part of his electoral campaign, generating a strong public impact and even questions related to copyright. The song, which has become an icon of Argentine popular culture, usually reappears in contexts where leaders or public figures seek to respond with irony to the criticism they receive.
Bullrich’s situation thus reflects a political paradox. After having been a direct rival of Milei in the 2023 presidential race, she ended up becoming one of his main allies. But at the same time, her recent attitude towards decisions promoted from the Casa Rosada shows that she maintains margins of autonomy that distinguish her from other official leaders. In a government plagued by internal disputes and permanent rearrangements, the senator seems to be trying to preserve her own political capital, aware that her career and electoral wealth make her one of the figures with the greatest specific weight within the libertarian universe.
by RN
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