In the province of Buenos Aires, territorial construction has already begun. With varying degrees of success and visibility, PRO leaders have started to map out the strategy to face next year’s electoral challenge. The latest meeting chaired by Mauricio Macri in Mar del Plata left some examples of this dynamic, highlighting experiences from Villa Gesell or La Plata—stories not openly shared with the public but which sent a clear message to the party base. On an individual level, one of the figures racking up the most miles is Pablo Petrecca—first vice president of the party in Buenos Aires territory, head of the yellow bloc in the provincial Senate, and former mayor of Junín—who is openly betting on an experience similar to Juntos por el Cambio to contest the governorship in 2027.
Petrecca has remained active since the close of last year’s elections, when he ran outside the agreement between the PRO and La Libertad Avanza. Since then, he has dedicated himself to touring the territory and weaving meetings with various local leaders, both from politics and civil society, to advance a construction that positions his space as an alternative for power. For now, the legislator’s actions are on a personal level but pursue a clear party objective. When asked if he is seeking to enter the Buenos Aires race, they assure that these incursions only aim to strengthen the PRO’s structure and form a competitive option for 2027 alongside all forces that share the same tune. Within the space, the goal is to retain at least mayoralties, and seats in the Legislature and Deliberative Councils.
Beyond these long-term definitions, for the leader this “is the time of the mayors,” as they are the figures closest to the citizens. Under that premise, he expressed “great desire to be part of something that transforms the province of Buenos Aires, because there is much to do in the province.” That “part of something” is the debate that has already begun to be discussed openly: the design of a coalition to compete at the polls. Cristian Ritondo, in line with Jorge Macri’s proposal in the City of Buenos Aires, has already made clear that the party has decided to go together with other spaces in the province: “The PRO will be a protagonist in 2027, with its own candidate or in an alliance.” Petrecca plays the same tune from the grassroots and bets on reviving what was Juntos por el Cambio and having La Libertad Avanza be part of it.
In that plan, at the beginning of June he appeared alongside Maricel Etchecoin, head of the Civic Coalition in the province of Buenos Aires. They met to analyze future challenges and the “unresolved problems” accumulated by Axel Kicillof’s government. Against that officialist model, the senator contrasted that of Junín, where a coalition with the old national partners survives and serves as a laboratory to export to the provincial level: “There is another way to govern. With determination and the best technical teams from the PRO, the UCR, and the Civic Coalition.” According to the legislator, these spaces consolidated “a team based on a method of work, values, transparency, planning, and concrete results” grounded on “balance, order, and management.” A local model that, he anticipated, can become an alternative for the entire province of Buenos Aires.
In recent hours, the former mayor of Junín met with the Buenos Aires Infrastructure Minister, Gabriel Katopodis, under the premise that “opportunities do not come alone. You have to go look for them, defend them, and manage them” and with the refrain that “where the PRO governs, people live better.” His activities will continue this Friday in Bragado, where he will hold meetings with local leaders and visit two companies. Petrecca’s agenda had already started on Monday with a tour of the Junín industrial park, where he supported the public-private articulation scheme as the path to replicate in the rest of the province. The legislator visited the infrastructure works on the site and, alongside local mayor Juan Fiorini, especially highlighted the construction of a model recycling plant by the company Baterías Eusebi, a project driven by local capital that will require skilled labor, employ about fifty workers in its operational stage, and plans to supply both the domestic market and exports.
During the visit, the leader stated that “it is essential to listen to and accompany those who, despite everything, want to continue betting, investing, and risking so that there is more production, more employment, and more economic movement.” In that sense, he contrasted the establishment of new industries and the arrival of commercial brands against the “speculative real estate” logic that—according to his claim—prevailed on the site before his arrival at the municipality. For the head of the yellow bench, “this is the model that needs to be taken to the entire province, that of a productive interior that generates opportunities for Buenos Aires residents.”
Para mí Petrecca es un traidor de manual. Quiere sumar a los libertarios vendehumo, pero no se da cuenta que son lo mismo que los zurdos: todos chorros. La única salida es un PRO puro y duro, sin vendepatrias ni pescadores de votos. ¡A la mierda con el Pacto de Junín, es la tumba de JxC!
para mi petrecca y su rosca pro son unos farsantes quieren revivir jxc con lla pero son todos lo mismo caretas que nos venden espejitos de colores mientras el pueblo se pudre en la pobreza no nos vamos a dejar engañar de vuelta che farsantes