On a tour of Córdoba, the national deputy María Eugenia Vidal says that she came to listen to the needs of the people and to learn more regarding the reality of the province. But she knows that, within Together for Change, there is a different reality: the bid for the definition of the candidacies of Rodrigo de Loredo and Luis Juez
Vidal -who is also working on his own candidacy for president- praises both pre-candidates and suggests that the effort should be put into agreeing on the rules that serve to define the applications. “Mauricio (Macri) always says that the field must be marked so that each player can go out to play their game,” he said.
–In Córdoba, do you see a possibility of a quick agreement between Judge and De Loredo? Are you worried regarding the situation?
–The most important thing, especially for a space like ours in which it is said all the time that the rules for Argentina have to be clear… Mauricio (Macri) always says that the field must be marked for each player to come out to make your match. It happens in the same way inside Juntos. The most important thing, more than defining candidacies, is to define the rules of how those candidacies are defined. And that each candidate, once they have been defined and agreed between the parties, knows which lane he is going to have to go. That is the effort that Juntos has to make in Córdoba: agree on the rules of the competition. But don’t leave a vacuum because that creates uncertainty and tension.
-But in Córdoba time passes and those rules do not define those rules.
–That is why it seems important to me to define the rules and take care of unity. Unity is something that all Argentines are asking of us. Our adversary is not inside, he is outside. And it is not only kichnerismo. Our adversary is Kirchnerism and Córdoba understood it more than any other province, because it never let it in. But also, our adversary is resignation. If politics continues to bite its tail and not deal with people’s problems, this resignation will not be overcome. So: clear rules, that each candidate knows what they are and that they share them; and then, of course, that it be the best for Juntos.
– How do you see that Córdoba the PRO does not have leaders who are disputing the main candidacies? Why is that?
–In addition to the PRO shirt, I have had the Juntos shirt for a long time. And Juntos has a very good electoral offer that is not only for a governor. On Wednesday I was in Villa María with Darío Capitani and now I am accompanied by Soher el Sukaria, who works in the capital city. We have many valuable people working in different cities, who can be mayors, run municipal governments. Valuable, important people. And I say this having been born in a political space in a city like Buenos Aires. We showed that, from there, a good team might be built. That has been the history of the PRO and I have no doubt that in the coming years we will have very good and competitive candidates in Córdoba. But that’s not important. The most important thing is that there are good people, capable, regardless of whether they are radicals, of the PRO if they are from a provincial area.
– What is your opinion of Luis Juez as a possible candidate for governor?
-He is a leader with a long history and is part of Juntos…
–I was asking because you mentioned Capitani, a very critical leader of Judge, in a sector of the PRO that does not agree with his candidacy.
–There are always debates and tensions around the candidacies. That is why the rules are so important, so that what one or the other leader thinks is not so important. That what is important is what we agree on and to carry forward as a rule and norm of operation. This is how a house and a country work. This is also how an electoral front and a party have to work. It doesn’t matter what you think individually, but that we all know where we stand.
– Do you trust more in debate and an agreement than in other types of mechanisms?
Agreement is always better. But here there is something no less that must be noted: the absence of Paso in Córdoba is a decision of the ruling party, and not only here but in many provinces, to avoid competition with the opposition. They think that’s how they affect us. But hey, we played on that court and we’re going to fight the same. In this framework, the agreement is always better. But if there is not, there may be surveys or an open internal one. I am not one of those who think that you have to come from Buenos Aires to say how things are. I do not believe in that. I believe that federalism manifests itself in all its forms and that each Cordovan leader has to agree on its way of functioning. And just as I believe that Judge is a leader with a long history, I am a fellow bench member with Rodrigo de Loredo. Rodrigo is a young, thriving person. I have more of a daily bond and I deal with it and it seems to me a good emerging from the renewal.
–Schiaretti is very critical of the Kirchner government, and he also maintained a good relationship with Macri. What role do you see for Schiaretti in 2023?
He has to define it. I’m not the one to comment. The important thing is what happens with the people of Cordoba, beyond what Schiaretti decides. He has been governor for two terms and yes, we had a very good relationship. We haven’t talked in quite a while. Today we are focused on what is best for the people of Cordoba. That has to be our focus. Because if not… we are all the same, politicians talking regarding other politicians. I try to resist that.
