Argentina appears to be headed for a change of political cycle, with Peronism in very low hours. On Sunday, the gubernatorial election in the province of San Juan, on the border with Chile, was the scene of the first Peronist defeat in two decades. A fall of the governor, Sergio Unacwith details to the astonishment: weeks ago, when the Supreme Court of Justice decided to suspend the election for governor due to the forced interpretation of the Constitution by Uñac, who was seeking a new re-election, the solution was to designate his brother, Rubén, as a candidate.
The problem was that Rubén Uñac had neither the political weight nor the charisma of his brother, and he was clearly defeated by Marcelo Orregocandidate of the opposition coalition Together for Change.
In the Casa Rosada they point out that this is “an isolated event” in a country where Peronism controls most of the provinces. But the polls and a series of partial elections indicate that this may not be the case, and that starting in December, after the presidential elections, the Senate could see in clear minority to Peronism for the first time in 40 years of democracy.