Despite Fernández de Kirchner’s May 18 decision to run for VP, and to select a more moderate running mate, "the opposition looks likely to remain fragmented," @CefeidasGroup writes in a new report. 1/
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Need proof? Roberto Lavagna is still running an independent presidential campaign. (Read more about #Argentina's former finance minister in our @AmerQuarterly piece, https://www.americasquarterly.org/content/can-roberto-lavagna-unify-argentina ….) @RLavagna 2/
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But that doesn't mean
@CFKArgentina has not found a way to attract some Peronists who defected during her presidency. After all,@CefeidasGroup writes,@alferdez "has strong ties to many politicians in the Peronist party to whom this represents a clear overture." 3/pic.twitter.com/k4dUNn5VgJ
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That said, it is not clear whether Fernández will "just be a figurehead at the front of the ticket,"
@CefeidasGroup writes, although his selection by Fernández de Kirchner "signals some willingness to share power." 4/Show this thread -
For more analysis of Fernández de Kirchner’s surprise vice presidential candidacy, read tomorrow's
#WeeklyAsado newsletter, from@TheWilsonCenter's@LATAMProg. Subscribe here, https://engage.wilsoncenter.org/onlineactions/YQcpNdU-sU-dusDkAOYDtw2 …. 5/pic.twitter.com/MT1zqAfRx9
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