Argentina
Pope Leo XIV’s visit opens a limited truce in Córdoba, but the fight for 2027 remains underway
The ruling party and the opposition coordinate the Pope’s arrival as an institutional matter. According to Perfil, after November 10 the political and electoral dispute in the province will accelerate again.
Pope Leo XIV’s arrival in Córdoba opened a channel of dialogue between the provincial ruling party and sectors of the opposition, in an unusual scene amid political confrontation. According to Perfil, representatives of the UCR and the juecismo met at the Panal with Minister Miguel Siciliano and the head of the ruling bloc, Facundo Torres, to begin organizing the papal visit.
According to that outlet, both camps agree that the Pope’s presence should be treated as a matter of state and not as a partisan asset for the government. The opposition said it will support the necessary arrangements for the event to proceed successfully, although it made clear that this does not amount to a truce over Martín Llaryora’s administration.
Perfil noted that the relationship between the PJ and the UCR has suffered a sharp deterioration in the Legislature, in a context marked by the Flores case, the impeachment request promoted by Rodrigo De Loredo against Myrian Prunotto, and the complaint against Omar Ludueña, a Radical employee of the Unicameral. In that setting, clashes between opposition and ruling-party leaders also intensified.
Despite the institutional coordination over Pope Leo XIV’s visit, the political dispute remains open. According to Perfil, in different sectors it is already taken for granted that after November 10 the race toward 2027 will fully restart.
The electoral calendar is adding pressure. Still according to Perfil, versions are circulating within Peronism about a possible provincial election in March, while other leaders are considering April. The decision depends on Llaryora, and the opposition believes that an eventual early vote would force a rapid effort to build a common strategy.
That effort, the outlet added, will at some point require a more organic conversation between Rodrigo De Loredo and the axis formed by Gabriel Bornoroni and Luis Juez. However, internal tensions remain, both over the ambitions for the governorship and the accumulated disagreements among the main opposition figures.
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