The Kirchnerist faction has made its preferred candidate profile for the 2027 elections clear, and this is causing growing discontent within the Peronist Party (PJ).

Teresa García, alongside Mayra Mendoza. Noise. A lot of noise. And unease. And anger. A lot of anger. That's what Teresa García's statement generated last Friday, in which she asserted that, in her view, the next president who could bring Peronism to the Casa Rosada (presidential palace) should be similar to the former president Héctor Cámpora, who was, in effect, a delegate in the government of Juan Domingo Perón. From there comes that historic phrase that summarizes that fragment of history: "Cámpora to the government, Perón to power." García's definition, who is currently a provincial senator and one of the leaders closest to Cristina Kirchner, and a fervent activist in the "Cristina is free" campaign, resonated throughout the Peronist movement for two specific reasons: her position in the political circle of Kirchnerism and the content of her message. "Is the idea for you that a new Cámpora be found?" journalist Nancy Pazos asked. "Yes. That's what's going to happen," García replied. The statement left little room for multiple interpretations. In her mind, the next president of Peronism must be a delegate of the former president, whom she considers unjustly imprisoned, and must pardon her. And that's what the majority understood within the Peronist stronghold. "We need Cristina to be free. There is no possibility, for someone who will govern this country from Peronism, of not taking into account Cristina's two terms and the reasons why she is imprisoned, which is the conflict with the real power," she stated in an interview with C5N. The idea expressed by Teresa García was interpreted as a lack of self-criticism within Kirchnerism regarding the last "Frente de Todos" government, where Alberto Fernández was designated by Cristina Kirchner as the presidential candidate of Peronism. This delegation of power generated an unviable coexistence between the different factions and the failure of the government, marked by a strong internal political conflict. The interview with Deputy Teresa García on C5N, where she admits that Kirchnerism wants a "Cámpora" for Cristina Kirchner. "What Teresa said sincerely reflects what they expected from Alberto. That was the eternal tension that destroyed the "Frente de Todos" government. They wanted him to be a delegate and follow orders," said a former high-ranking official of the last Peronist government. In that sense, he reflected: "For 20 years, Peronism has outsourced politics to CFK. While it worked, it made sense, but the point is that this method makes us lose election after election." "They no longer know what to do. That debate is over," said an important mayor from the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, who is part of the "Movimiento Derecho al Futuro" (MDF). Another, who is part of Kirchnerism, was critical and said: "Teresa made a statement for the gallery, to avoid being seen as disloyal to those above her. But she knows it won't be like that. It's madness." What García proposed, different Peronist factions understand, is what the hard-line Kirchnerist sector thinks. It is a representation of the concept that the Kirchnerist world has regarding how Peronism should be organized and the role that CFK should play. Mayra Mendoza and Facundo Tignanelli, two camporist leaders from the closest circle of Cristina and Máximo Kirchner, defended and supported the legislator's speech on social media. There was a show of solidarity. "What Teresa said is very good. Argentinians need to know. Now we know that Cristina's candidate will be the one who wins, and will pardon her," said one person. There is a clear difference between those who want to focus on Cristina Kirchner's freedom, those who try to avoid it, and those who give her a relative identity. The differences have begun to generate increasingly strong internal tensions. Kirchnerism demands memory of the past and condescension towards the figure of the Peronist leader. The rest of the factions continue to search for a new horizon. They want to support her electorally, but they will not prioritize her cause as a priority on the political agenda.