A few days before the runoff, the intersections between leaders and former officials of Together for Change and the PRO who chose to publicly express their support for Sergio Massa either Javier Milei In the last stretch of the campaign they multiplied in the different media and on social networks.
The last one starred the former Secretary of Culture of Mauricio Macri, Pablo Avellutowho said that he will vote blank next Sunday, the deputy of the hard wing of the PRO Fernando Iglesias and the former head of the Macrista Anti-Corruption Office, Laura Alonso. The latter gave in to the support of the binomial Milei-Villarruel, which Macri himself sponsored.
The fight began when deputy Iglesias published a tweet from Avelluto on his social networks after last Sunday’s debate, where the former Secretary of Culture analyzed the performance of the far-right candidate and in which he described Javier Milei as a «chanta.»
«Preparation is everything in a debate. Milei is painful from every point of view. They prepared around Massa. Just as Macri prepared in 2015 and 2019. Milei is not just a terrible candidate. Before anything else he is a blackmail,» said Avelluto from X.
To which Fernando Iglesias replied: «Stop, Pablito. Don’t be so enthusiastic about it. We asked you to fight the cultural battle in 2015. Now it’s a little late.»
Avelluto’s response did not take long to arrive: «Stay calm, Fernandito. You will now have the opportunity to be a general and lead the cultural battle of Milei and Villarruel, those far-right populists that you support with so much care,» he said.
And he continued: «I take your tweets and your attacks as praise that fills me with pride. Vai embora.»
The bill passes did not end there. The former deputy and former head of the Anti-Corruption Office joined the discussion. Laura Alonsowho spoke of «getting the Avellutos out of life» and vindicated the alliance with Milei.
Far from calming the waters, Avelluto cited Alonso’s tweet and referred to the PRO as «a party in liquidation due to closure» and called it an «ideal place» to defend «Creole Bolsonarism.»
The confrontation between the «hawks and doves» of Together for Change was public throughout the first part of the electoral process, which culminated with the internal conflict in the opposition coalition and its virtual dismemberment. In addition, the PRO suffered a deep fracture after Mauricio Macri met without consultation with Javier Milei at his home in Acassuso.