Victoria Tolosa Paz: “Did anyone hear CFK say that the only candidate in the province is Kicillof?”

The Minister of Social Development, Victoria Tolosa Paz, acknowledged that the electoral strategy of the Frente de Todos in the province of Buenos Aires is not yet confirmed and, given this situation, asked if “anyone heard him say to (Vice President) Cristina (Kirchner) that the only candidate is (Governor Axel) Kicillof). The former deputy for the province was with intentions to compete in the PASO against the governor, who would seek reelection: “We must have all the possibilities open to give volume to the electoral front because in front we are going to have a powerful PASO of Together for Change that will be competitive and in which it is not known who can win, ” he remarked.” The President (Alberto Fernández) has been raising the need for a PASO for more than two years. It is necessary to strengthen the leadership of the coming stage,” he said and maintained that “once the President and Vice President have run from the stage, in this electoral contest we have the PASO as a tool to strengthen the candidacies.” In this way, he considered that Cristina Kirchner has already dropped out of the presidential race and explained: “Those of us who were in La Plata had no doubt that she is running from the electoral scenario. When she said ‘I already gave everything’ or every time there were chants asking her as president, she shook her head.” You just have to listen to Cristina (Kirchner). He has left no doubt since the day he said he was not going to be in any elective office. Or when he said that we had to grab the marshal’s baton,” he added and reiterated the need to “guarantee the PASO and integrate the Frente de Todos with clear rules of the game.” Cristina (Kirchner) has not yet been convinced of the benefits of a single candidate, “he said and explained: “I would not put any name because Cristina (Kirchner) always manages a share of suspense that approaches the closing of the lists.” Finally, he closed: “I did not hear the Vice President, in any of her interventions, point out that in the province of Buenos Aires we are going with a single candidate. Not to say that Axel Kicillof is yes or yes governor,” and concluded: “Did anyone ask you who is the candidate for president? Did anyone hear her say that the candidate in the province is Axel Kicillof and that he is the only candidate? I didn’t hear her.”

Original source in Spanish