Much of the political spectrum of Peronism, along with the top leadership of the province of Buenos Aires, is converging this morning at the massive Holy Mass that Pope Leo XIV will celebrate before hundreds of thousands of people in front of the Basilica of Luján, at around 10 in the morning.
Led by the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, and Vice Governor Verónica Magario, the Buenos Aires political forces will also include the right hand of the regional leader, the Minister of Government of Buenos Aires Province, Carlos Alberto "Carli" Bianco, and the Minister of Community Development of the province of Buenos Aires, Andrés "Cuervo" Larroque, one of the main political organizers of the Right to the Future Movement (MDF) headed by Kicillof.
The Camporista wing is also present in Luján for the Holy Mass, with figures such as Deputy Máximo Kirchner, Buenos Aires legislator Mayra Mendoza, and national deputy for the province of Buenos Aires Matías Molle, as well as in the national senatorial branch, represented by Eduardo "Wado" de Pedro and Juliana Di Tullio and, in the Buenos Aires sphere, Sergio Berni, all converging at the papal gathering.
The presence of the former Minister of Economy of Argentina and former presidential candidate for Peronism, Sergio Massa, also gives greater political muscle to the ecclesiastical gathering alongside hundreds of thousands of people.
On the other hand, the national depu…
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The governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, upon his arrival in Luján (REUTERS/Pedro Lazaro Fernandez)(Special correspondent in Luján) Much of the political spectrum of Peronism, along with the top leadership of the province of Buenos Aires, is converging this morning at the multitudinous Holy Mass that Pope Leo XIV will celebrate before hundreds of thousands of people in front of the Basilica of Luján, at around 10 in the morning. Headed by the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, and the vice governor Verónica Magario, the political forces of the province of Buenos Aires will also include the right hand of the regional leader, the Buenos Aires Minister of Government, Carlos Alberto "Carli" Bianco, and the Minister of Community Development of the province of Buenos Aires, Andrés "Cuervo" Larroque, one of the main political organizers of the Right to the Future Movement (MDF) led by Kicillof. The Camporista wing is also present in Luján for the Holy Mass with the figure of deputy Máximo Kirchner, Buenos Aires legislator Mayra Mendoza, and national deputy for the province of Buenos Aires Matías Molle, as well as in the national senatorial branch, represented by Eduardo "Wado" de Pedro and Juliana Di Tullio, and, in the Buenos Aires sphere, by Sergio Berni, all converging at the papal gathering. National deputy Máximo Kirchner, present at today's multitudinous Mass that Pope Leo XIV will celebrate in Luján. The presence of the former Minister of Economy of Argentina and former presidential candidate for Peronism, Sergio Massa, also gives greater political muscle to the ecclesiastical gathering alongside hundreds of thousands of people. On the other hand, national deputy for the province of Buenos Aires Juan Grabois, legislator Horacio Pietragalla Corti, and former deputy of the province of Buenos Aires Federico Otermín are also attending the multitudinous religious service. The union wing will be present in Luján with the former Secretary General of SUTEBA and current Secretary of the Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina (CTA) in the province of Buenos Aires, Roberto Baradel. The governor of the province of Catamarca, Raúl Jalil; the mayors Fernando Espinoza (La Matanza), Fernando Grey (Esteban Echeverría), Lucas Ghi (Morón), Eva Mieri (interim in Quilmes); and the former mayor of Ituzaingó, Alberto Descalzo, along with the former foreign minister and former governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Felipe Solá, also traveled to Luján accompanied by Falklands War veterans.