Leader of the Patria Grande Front, John Graboissigned his presidential bid to compete with a formula led by the Minister of the Economy, Sergio Massaand chief of staff, Augustine Rossiin Simultaneous and Compulsory Open Primaries (PASO) from Unión por la Patria.

This was confirmed this Saturday afternoon at infobae sources close to references to the Movement of Excepted Workers (MTE). At 8:20 p.m., Grabois confirmed the decision and announced that the sociologist, Conicet researcher and doctor of Social Sciences, Paula Abal Medina, will accompany him in the presidential formula by the internal list “Fair and Sovereign”. The political consensus within the coalition was that there should only be disputes within that category and to contest the election by a unified ballot for a national legislative position.

“In January this year, I announced my candidacy for president with a clear political statement: if neither candidate is the son of a broken generation who unequivocally represents national sovereignty defense and transformative programs, we are willing to do it”, he commented in a publication on his social networks. And he finished: “Yesterday the Massa-Rossi formula was announced and, because we are consistent with our beliefs, today together with @paulaabalmedina We took up the challenge to compete for the presidential PASO at @JustaySoberana_ inside @unionxlapatria. We represent that generation and that program.”

Paula Abal Medina’s pick has long been Grabois’ choice to lead the formula. Among the various study topics he works on, the sociologist and university professor at the National University of San Martín (UNSAM) specializes in trade unions, the populist economy, and social movements, the latter sectors in which Grabois forged his territorial leadership. In addition, she has a biography with traditions in the Peronist camp: she is the daughter of Juan Manuel Abal Medina, the last general secretary of Juan Perón’s Justicialista Party, and Nilda Garré, former Minister of Security Cristina Kirchner.

The space led by Grabois has announced its intention to compete in the official preliminary space following the announcement of the Massa-Rossi formula. The social leader, dissatisfied with the appointment of the Frente Renovador leader, said he would keep his word to present his own list if the Minister of the Interior, Eduardo “Wado” de Pedroor the governor of Buenos Aires Axel Kicillof decided to refrain from competing for the Casa Rosada.

“Don’t be confused. I kept my promise. Let’s go to STEP. I will be a candidate. We have constitutional rights”, Grabois said yesterday a few minutes after it was confirmed from the official Unión por la Patria account that Massa-Rossi is the presidential formula of the pro-government coalition.

This Saturday, the Patria Grande Front launched a campaign on social networks called “Let’s go to STEPin a frantic race to add the collateral needed to present oneself, with a link to complete the form. In the afternoon, space leaders confirmed that they could meet the requirements of these regulations.

Last night, the resolution of the Unión por la Patria convicts -on the pretext of the agreed formula between Kirchnerism, massismo, the governor and the permission of Alberto Fernández- reversed the plans of Juan Grabois, who wished the Minister of the Interior , with whom he has approved the points of the government’s program if it finally wins in the election, is on his way to the presidency. Therefore, on Friday afternoon, social figures rejected his proposal.

However, after a sudden turn of events, Grabois decided to relaunch his candidacy. The hypothesis must be at odds with itself, without the support of the majority of Peronism’s political groups, always hidden among the menu of options. In his last public action at the UBA Faculty of Social Sciences, during the presentation of the “responsibility” of officials occupying his space, MTE referents judged that it would “fail” if in the end they had to nominate themselves. president because the stakes are”build a program politician who “representing the humble” with “Cristina’s prospective kidney”, as with Wado de Pedro.

In the last 24 hours, the Patria Grande Front began talks with other left-wing political spaces in the ruling coalition who expressed their opposition and felt unrepresented by the Massa-Rossi formula.

Within the spectrum of that organization Popular Unionsector led by the former director of Banco Nación, Claudio Lozanowho joined the claim to lift “restrictionsThe Electoral Council is a coalition and can participate in internal competitions within the Union for the Homeland (UxP). The main stumbling block for this political force is being able to bid electorally in all categories and breaking the vote threshold required in the province of Buenos Aires to integrate the general register of elections. In the end, the talk pointed to open disputes being reduced, mainly to the presidential category.

In a meeting with the Grabois sector, Lozano argued the need to bring together a group of forces that share the same vision to “demand the inclusion of the proposal in PASO at all levels.” Among the groups mentioned are rulersector consisting of the former ambassador of Argentina to the United Kingdom, Alice Castro And Gabriel Mariotto; or Communist Party (CP)which forms the We Move space and promotes candidacy for Elizabeth Gomez Alcorta as head of government of Buenos Aires along with other political and social organizations.

Finally, after a day of conversations and meetings, Claudio Lozano decided to “discuss district by district” and announced that in some cases they had decided to “move away from a front that does not allow us to discuss anything”. “The subsequent decision to activate PASO restricted exclusively to the category of President without allowing disputes at all levels is of course limiting,” he condemned, after ratifying his rejection of Sergio Massa as a presidential candidate. Around midnight, the former Minister for Women, Gender and Diversity also rejected his candidacy for mayor of Buenos Aires.

In the city of Buenos Aires, negotiations heated up Saturday night and affected the future election of the Frente Patria Grande. In the districts they are trying to update their national representative benches itai hagman and the Buenos Aires legislature’s mandate ends this year, Ofelia Fernandez. In the end, the young leader decided not to compete in the election, like comedians and emcees Pedro “Pepe” Roselat, who stepped down to present himself as a pre-candidate to head the government of Buenos Aires. For the office of mayor of Buenos Aires, the national representative also appears in the competition for Unión por la Patria Leandro Santoro, who represents the same political space with Minister of Tourism and Sports Matías Lammens and Deputy Chief of Staff, Juan Manuel Olmos; and radical and humorous Nito Artazawhich followed the local election with the failed presidential candidacy of Daniel Scioli.

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