A crowd of militants from different Kirchnerist, union and social organizations groups filled the premises of the National Technological University (UTN) in the Buenos Aires municipality of Avellaneda since noonwhere the plenary ‘Fight and Come Back’ is held, and the slogan “Cristina Presidenta” sung by the militants paints the spirit of this call on a hot day.
Despite the high temperatures, the supporters arrived from different parts of the province of Buenos Aires and the Federal Capital with t-shirts and flags that represent a classic in the acts that are led by Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who on this occasion will not be present at this party conclave.
The militancy gathered in Avellaneda with the same passion that characterizes the crowds that follow the “Indio” Solari with devotion, in those rituals of popular fervor that are called “ricotera masses.”
That was the feeling conveyed by those attending this plenary in which militants and leaders of the Frente de Todos will debate, and then disseminate, a document on the political situation and the steps to follow to “break the ban on Cristina Kirchner.”
Street stalls selling pins, t-shirts, dolls, flags and books are part of the scene that illustrates the acts of Kirchnerism.
Batucadas, bass drums and shrill trumpets accompanied from time to time the song of “Cristina Presidente/Cristina Presidenta” that resounded throughout the property, and various groups were encouraged to sing the classic “Muchachos”, that song that accompanied the celebrations for obtaining the Qatar World Championship, as part of a celebration that seems to never end despite the fact that three months have passed since Lionel Messi lifted the cup.
In ten tents set up by the organization, the meetings of the commissions that will debate different political issues that will be addressed in this meeting take place, which seems to be a great preview of the electoral campaign that will begin in a few more months.
Meanwhile, on the two stages set up in the UTN, inscriptions were read that highlighted the character and trust that the Kirchner militancy has deposited in its host: “Cristina has plenty of leather.”
The reference is to the phrase of the dictator Alejandro Lanusse, pronounced in 1972 when General Perón was preparing to return to his country after almost 18 years of proscription and exile.
“Perón doesn’t come because he can’t; I’ll let them say because he doesn’t want to, but in my heart of hearts I’ll say why he doesn’t give him the skin to come,” the de facto president had said.
“Cristina has plenty of leather”, is the answer in the posters that, forged in leather, were made by workers of the Tanners Union headed by the Minister of Labor of the province of Buenos Aires, Walter Correa.
The flags with their own legends of the Frente Grande, La Cámpora were also highlighted; The Bank; New Meeting; Kolina; Workers’ CTA; UOM; UOCRA, Forge; SMATA; May Movement; The 20 Peronist truths; and Loyalty, among others.
In addition, the plenary also had a vegetable stall installed by the Federation of Social Economy Workers (Fetraes) and educational games, mirrors and benches made by the United Provinces Cooperative.
The largest stage, which was arranged at the end of the property, will be where the plenary will close with the reading of the document and the words of the Buenos Aires governor Axel Kicillof and the national deputy Máximo Kirchner.
