Peronism registered unity fronts in most of the country to compete in the 2025 national-level legislative elections on October 26. While the party reached agreements in 19 provinces and Buenos Aires City, it failed to do so in Córdoba, Jujuy, Salta, and Tierra del Fuego, where internal differences persist.

In Buenos Aires province, which accounts for 37% of the national voter registry, the party’s various sectors — former President Cristina Kirchner and her son Máximo, Governor Axel Kicillof, and former Economy Minister Sergio Massa, among others— reached an agreement and presented a unity front called Fuerza Patria. 

In Buenos Aires City, Peronism not only presented a united front but also managed to add sectors that competed on their own in the May local elections, such as former Domestic Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno and ex-senator Juan Manuel Abal Medina. 

After registering the alliances on Thursday, all coalitions will have until August 17 to file their candidate lists for the 23 provinces, plus Buenos Aires City.

Fuerza Patria and provincial fronts

Some provinces will use the name Fuerza Patria, which was created to compete in the Buenos Aires province local legislative elections. Others, meanwhile, chose to register their fronts with a local name.

This is the case of San Juan (Fuerza San Juan), Entre Ríos (Fuerza Entre Ríos), La Pampa (Defendamos La Pampa), Formosa (Frente para la Victoria), Tucumán (Tucumán Primero), La Rioja (Federales Defendamos La Rioja), Mendoza (Frente Justicialista Mendoza), Chubut (Unidos Podemos), San Luis (Movimiento en Acción), and Santa Cruz (Fuerza Santacruceña). 

The four with no unity fronts

In Salta, Governor Gustavo Sáenz, a Peronist who is also a member of the so-called “friendly opposition” to President Milei, decided that he will run with his own ballot.

The Fuerza Patria front, however, was registered in Salta and will run former Governor Juan Manuel Urtubey as a “pre-candidate” for national senator. 

“The formation of Fuerza Patria in Salta is a concrete example of political maturity and historical responsibility: different sectors that think differently are uniting because today the priority is to stop the damage that Milei’s government is doing to the province and the country,” said Urtubey.

In Jujuy, the national-level Peronist party is running the local branch after former President Alberto Fernández intervened it in 2023. Within that context, designated party authorities Aníbal Fernández and Gustavo Menéndez registered an alliance, while national senator Carolina Moisés registered another.

In Tierra del Fuego, Governor Gustavo Melella, a UCR member who is allied to Peronism, joined forces with Ushuaia Mayor Walter Vuoto to create Fuerza Patria. On the other hand, the two Peronist mayors of the district, Martín Pérez (Río Grande) and Daniel Harrington (Tolhuin), launched another front, called Defendamos Tierra del Fuego.

In Córdoba, Natalia de la Sota launched her Defendamos Córdoba front in a clear challenge to Governor Martín Llaryora, who is struggling to resist the growth of ruling party La Libertad Avanza in the province. Llaryora, who is part of the new Provincias Unidas front along with four of his peers, could place former Governor Juan Schiaretti as a candidate to strengthen his bid. 

If that were to happen, the province would witness a showdown between the names Schiaretti and De la Sota, two of the most important surnames of the province’s political history, as Natalia De la Sota is the daughter of the late former Governor Juan Manuel De la Sota.