Overview
- Vice President Victoria Villarruel fired back on X after deputy Lilia Lemoine said she should be loyal, humble, and stay quiet for four years, calling Lemoine someone who “spews nonsense in bulk.”
- The new round followed Villarruel reposting on Instagram a video by Morón councilor Ariel Aguilera that praised her and criticized Milei, which lawyer Hernán Saivane captured and shared on X while tagging Lemoine.
- Villarruel also questioned Lemoine’s fitness for office and said she entered Congress on a “lista sábana,” a closed party list system in Argentina that lets parties assign candidates by a preset order.
- Lemoine escalated by saying Villarruel was driven by a thirst for power and would end up in an opposition party, while outside voices like sociologist Laura Etcharren publicly defended the vice president’s right to speak.
- The dispute revives a long feud that included Lemoine’s 2025 insults and a judicial complaint that year from Villarruel alleging threats and instigation, underscoring open factionalism inside La Libertad Avanza with no sign of a resolution.