Live Coverage of 2025 Argentine Elections: "Your cousin undid all the progress," the blunt retort intensifying the feud between Larreta and Macri in Buenos Aires
The forthcoming 2025 legislative elections in Buenos Aires City are heating up with a multitude of aspiring legislators vying for 30 available seats, following the suspension of PASO primaries. Notable political dynamics include:
Collapsing Coalitions
- PRO Persistence: Silvia Lospennato, representing incumbent Mayor Jorge Macri’s PRO party, is joined by UCR’s Lucille Levy (Evolución) and Coalición Cívica’s Paula Oliveto, remnants of the dissolved Juntos por el Cambio alliance.
- Kirchnerist Opposition: Leandro Santoro (Es Ahora Buenos Aires) rails against both PRO’s city management and President Javier Milei’s national policies, accusing them of neglecting the city.
- Libertarian Uprising: Presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni (La Libertad Avanza) fiercely defends Milei’s agenda, positioning the election as a referendum against Kirchnerism.
- Fringe Perspectives: Ex-football manager Ricardo Caruso Lombardi adds an unconventional viewpoint, albeit with shallow policy depth.
Debate Dynamics
The April 29 televised debate highlighted significant disagreements:- Adorni’s Anti-K Rhetoric: LLA is portrayed as the sole “anti-Kirchnerist” force, with Adorni attacking Santoro’s alignment with Axel Kicillof’s provincial Peronism.- Santoro’s Two-Front Assault: Criticism of PRO’s governance (e.g., potholes, floods) and Milei’s austerity measures areleveled simultaneously.- PRO’s Defensive Posture: Lospennato concentrates on past infrastructural achievements while avoiding current challenges.
This election mirrors Argentina’s broader political realignment, as traditional coalitions splinter and libertarian-nationalist tensions escalate. The absence of primaries has further complicated candidate proliferation and voter decision-making.
- Jorge Macri's PRO party, along with UCR's Lucille Levy (Evolución) and Coalición Cívica’s Paula Oliveto, aim to repeal the fragmentation in politics, as they form a coalition following the suspension of PASO primaries in the 2025 legislative elections in Buenos Aires City.
- The forthcoming debate on April 29, under the general-news category, is expected to further emphasize the political polarization, with Manuel Adorni of La Libertad Avanza highlighting his anti-Kirchnerist rhetoric, contrasting with Leandro Santoro's two-front assault on the city's governance and President Milei’s austerity measures.
- In the crime-and-justice section, it's worth noting the unconventional viewpoint presented by Ricardo Caruso Lombardi, adding an interesting perspective to the diverse mix of candidates vying for the 30 available seats in the 2025 Buenos Aires City legislative elections.
- The SSB3MJXD0Q news report on the 2025 Buenos Aires City legislative elections underscores the challenging landscape for voters due to the absence of primaries and the resulting proliferation of candidates, mirroring the broader political realignment in Argentina.
