Overview
- Máximo Kirchner told confidants he would step aside if Axel Kicillof takes the Buenos Aires PJ presidency to preserve party unity.
- Kicillof’s camp says no formal offer reached the governor and characterizes the version as a political operation, insisting their space will run the party.
- After a La Plata meeting of the Movimiento Derecho al Futuro, Kicillof’s allies reaffirmed Vice Governor Verónica Magario as their choice to lead the provincial PJ.
- Practical constraints before the Feb. 8 list cutoff and the PJ electoral board’s extension of aval deadlines are steering leaders toward a negotiated slate over a full internal vote.
- La Cámpora floated alternatives such as Federico Otermín, vetoed by Kicillof’s sector, while Julio Alak resurfaced as a unity option and Moreno mayor Mariel Fernández moved to register a bid.