The line-up for La Libertad Avanza (LLA) in the Buenos Aires City Legislature elections this May is not yet finalised, but we do know that President Javier Milei’s top spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, will head it.
Adorni, 45, will lead the attempt to siphon votes from the right-wing PRO party of City Mayor Jorge Macri, but he will also face challenges closer to home with City lawmaker Ramiro Marra – who was recently expelled from La Libertad Avanza – set to run on a rival libertarian ticket.
Lining up behind Adorni, the “frontman” for the ruling party’s bid to gain a foothold in the capital, are a number of lesser-known figures who already hold various state positions in the La Libertad Avanza administration.
The most likely candidate for second slot on the list is Banco Nación director Solana Pelayo, with the third spot is expected to go to Nicolás Pakgojz, head of the AABE state property administration agency.
Fourth place is reserved for Andrea Freguia, who is currently neighbourhood coordinator for LLA in Buenos Aires City. The fifth spot will, according to reports, be taken by current City lawmaker Juan Pablo Arenaza, who is loyal to National Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, the former PRO chair and presidential candidate who now serves in Milei’s government.
Arenaza, along with fellow lawmakers María Luisa González Estevarena and Silvia Imas, recently left the PRO caucus in the City Legislature to the join La Libertad Avanza caucus, led by Pilar Ramírez.
Marra confirmed Friday in a video posted on social media that he would run on a ticket for UCeDé (Unión del Centro Democrático), a political space he described as "the first liberal party in Argentine history."
UCeDé was founded in 1982 by former economy minister Álvaro Alsogaray. It is today led by Andrés Passamonti.
"I have many friends from LLA, I'm the founder and I want to continue supporting the government at the national level," Marra later clarified in a radio interview, hours before launching his candidacy.
Asked about Adorni, Marra described him as "an excellent spokesperson," although he stated that "he would have preferred him to remain as spokesperson."
We must assume that he will take his seat and resign," he warned, a nod to rumours that Adorni will run for office and then give up his position to another candidate further down the slate.
– TIMES/NA/PERFIL
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