Buenos Aires Peronists Call for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to Run in 2027

A significant faction within Buenos Aires's Peronist movement is actively pushing for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to return to the political forefront as a candidate in the 2027 elections. The group, known as 'Peronismo por la Provincia de Buenos Aires,' convened its third plenary meeting in the city of Miramar, where attendees overwhelmingly backed the idea of CFK running again.

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Cristina is our conductor, and to recover that balance we want her to be our candidate in 2027.

This push comes amid speculation about Governor Axel Kicillof's potential desire to distance himself from Kirchner's influence ahead of the 2027 elections. The 'Peronismo por la Provincia de Buenos Aires' space, formed in May 2026, sees Kirchner's decision to appeal her conviction in the Vialidad case to the United Nations Human Rights Committee as a strategic move that has reshaped the Peronist landscape. They believe this action has put the governor in a position where he is avoiding public association with Kirchnerism, while factions more aligned with her and Sergio Massa are escalating their dispute and fielding their own candidates in key districts.

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the Argentine people identify again with being working class.

Journalist and former national deputy Gisela Marziotta firmly stated, "Cristina is our conductor, and to recover that balance we want her to be our candidate in 2027." She emphasized the challenge for Peronism is to help "the Argentine people identify again with being working class" and stressed the responsibility of activists to restore institutional equilibrium, which she believes is compromised by the former president's house arrest and perpetual disqualification from office.

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the proscription to her leadership.

The group's stance is outlined in a document asserting that Argentina lacks full democracy while the judicial and economic powers seek to discipline representatives of the popular majority. Under the slogan 'Cristina Libre' and protesting her "proscription from leadership," they argue there is an "attempt to destroy a political identity and a project for the country." This perspective gains weight, they contend, as it coincides with Kirchner's own appeal to the UN, where she maintains that her sentence violated her political rights and constituted a form of proscription.

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an attempt to destroy a political identity and a project for the country.