In an increasingly active political scenario for The legislative elections of May 18the head of government of the City of Buenos Aires, Jorge MacriHe hardened his campaign profile and left strong definitions in an interview with Tuny Kollmann on Radio 10. Sin Tapujos, Macri highlighted the difference between the candidates of his space and those of La Libertad advances (lla): “Our candidates proposed fourteen laws no longer listened to it yet.”
The Buenos Aires mayor analyzed the difficulties of governing with just 7 own legislators on 60 In the legislature, and highlighted the need to build consensus. “Today I have very few legislators, but we still achieved agreements with radicals, the civic coalition, United Republicans and even in some issues with Lla and Kirchnerism,” he said. In that line, he pondered the role of leaders as Silvia Lospenatowho heads his list, and defended the focus of his management: “We seek a healthy balance between an economy without fiscal deficit and take care of essential areas such as health and public education.”
Macri took advantage of the air to reinforce his close speech. He said that, on the street, even people with opposite political affiliations recognize management: “Peronist or Kirchnerist people tell me that he likes what we are doing,” he said. And he highlighted the difference with freedom progresses: “I don’t know how you can promise legislative solutions in security if they have not presented projects. Our candidates already proposed fourteen laws.”
Duel mode campaign
The electoral fight in the city has a clear format of versus. On the one hand, Jorge Macri Bet to consolidate the pro as the force that guarantees “management and order” in the district. Of the other, Manuel Adornithe presidential spokesman who heads the ballot of La Libertad advancesseeks to capitalize on the drag of the figure of Javier Milei in a historically macro bastion.
Adorni and Lla try to position their campaign from the outside of the traditional system, while Macri insists on showing concrete results and stability. The fight is intense: in the Buenos Aires ruling they fear that a good choice of adorni fragmented the vote of center -right and weakens the hegemony pro in the legislature. Macri does not hide his discomfort against libertarian gestures. Milei’s decision to launch Adorni in the city was read as a direct provocation: “The PRO made Buenos Aires an example of management, not of improvisations, ”they repeat in the environment of the Head of Government.
Management gestures
Macri also reinforces his image with symbolic gestures. Announced the project to rename the subway station Cathedral as “Cathedral – Pope Francis”in tribute to the first recently deceased Argentine pontiff. “The Pope was traveling from San José de Flores to Cathedral when he was Cardinal Bergoglio. We consulted the archbishopric and agreed that it was a fair way to remember it,” said Jorge Macri.
The project has already been presented in the Legislature and seeks to strengthen a humanistic and transverse profile at a time of social sensitivity after Francisco’s death. Regarding infrastructure, Macri claimed consensus to advance large works such as the Line F of undergroundan old Buenos Aires yearning that needs indebtedness and, therefore, legislative majority. “For years new subte lines are made. We need to recover the investment, but also achieve political agreements,” he emphasized.
Moderate electorate winks
Macri also underlined his ability to dialogue beyond party differences. He recalled that he accepted initiatives of opposition sectors, such as the proposal of Leandro Santoro To create a Same specialized in mental healththat already works in the city.
Moderate but firm, Jorge Macri tries to consolidate an electorate who does not want ruptures or adventuresbut efficient management. “We all want to improve this city,” he said, making it clear that his campaign strategy is based on contrasting his experience against the lack of concrete proposals of his rivals. Twenty days after the elections, he decided to get fully into the campaign, harden his speech and bet on his main capital: management.
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