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PRO Voters Support National Alliance with La Libertad Avanza for 2027, Consultants Say
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PRO Voters Support National Alliance with La Libertad Avanza for 2027, Consultants Say

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Voters from Argentina's PRO party largely support a national alliance with Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) for the 2027 elections.
  • This desire for an alliance is driven by anti-Kirchnerism and fear of a populist return to power, outweighing internal differences.
  • While some PRO voters prefer their own candidate, the majority prioritize preventing a Kirchnerist victory, a sentiment echoed by party leadership engaging in dialogue with LLA.

A significant majority of PRO party voters in Argentina favor forming a national alliance with Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) for the 2027 presidential elections, according to political consultants. The sentiment among these voters is clear: "Get together because in 2027, we cannot afford to lose."

Get together because in 2027, we cannot afford to lose.

— a voter of ProA PRO voter's sentiment regarding the need for an alliance with La Libertad Avanza for the upcoming 2027 elections.

This push for an alliance is primarily fueled by a strong anti-Kirchnerist sentiment and a fear of a "populist" return to power. These concerns appear to outweigh the desire for PRO to field its own candidate and the existing differences with the current LLA-led government. Consultants like Federico Aurelio of Aresco report that around 60% of PRO voters nationwide prefer an agreement with LLA, a figure that slightly decreases in Buenos Aires city, a traditional PRO stronghold where opinions are more divided.

Mora Jozami, head of Casa Tres consultancy, noted that the overriding motivation for PRO voters is to prevent the return of Kirchnerism. They aim to avoid a repeat of the 2019 scenario where Mauricio Macri lost the election to Alberto Fernández. While some voters acknowledge differences with the current government and would prefer a distinct PRO candidacy, the fear of Kirchnerism remains the dominant factor.

Between PRO voters, today there is more agreement than disagreement.

— Federico AurelioFederico Aurelio, president of the Aresco consultancy, on the level of agreement among PRO voters for an alliance.

This electoral calculus is mirrored within the PRO leadership. Provincial governors like Jorge Macri (Buenos Aires City), Rogelio Frigerio (Entre Ríos), and Ignacio Torres (Chubut), along with PRO's Buenos Aires province leader Cristian Ritondo, are advocating for alliances in their respective districts. Conversely, figures such as former Economy Minister Hernán Lacunza, who maintains his presidential pre-candidacy, Senate bloc leader Martín Goerling, and former Buenos Aires governor María Eugenia Vidal, are reportedly leaning towards building a separate PRO platform.

A portion of that electorate prefers to have its own candidate due to the differences it has with the Government, but that desire is not greater than the fear of Kirchnerism.

— Mora JozamiMora Jozami, head of Casa Tres consultancy, explaining the primary motivations of PRO voters.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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