Alberto, Cristina and the day of the roundel

In a critique of "The Fight Continues," a book written by Juan Sasturain in 2002, critic Rodolfo Edwards published in Página / 12 that "when one wants to signify an impossible time, he usually resorts to expressions such as the Day of the Cockade or the Day of the "Arquero". Sasturain's novel talks about the idea of ​​putting the official date of the Archer's Day, and its protagonist is Pedro Pirovano, a retired archer who is trying to define this event.

The chance that something impossible to imagine until yesterday was known precisely on the day of the roundel. The impossible thing to imagine was not that Cristina Fernández declined her candidacy for the presidency, but what was implausible was that this place would be awarded to Alberto Fernández.

In addition to the surprise, the impact and the amazement of many, starting with the government, the unexpected movement of Cristina has multiple points of approach. The first is undoubtedly an electoral strategy, which is the end of the priority in which politics is nowadays involved. The first impression is that it is a wise decision to win elections.

Although it is necessary to wait for the polls to indicate (this is how Day of the Cockade was, none of the investigators came to measure a scenario similar to the one that opened yesterday) , hardly the anointing of Alberto accompanied by Cristina the votes of the hard core Kirchner or those who were determined to vote as a lesser evil.

It will also be the polls that will indicate how many undecided voters who were potential voters of the former president, or even antimatrists, can choose the surprise formula. But a simple political and mathematical logic suggests that they will not be few in number.

Another point of badysis is about something that underlies the choice of Alberto by Cristina. He did it for the Kirchner of the original group, of those who in 2003 had promoted the candidacy of Néstor Kirchner, who, since he had left the government, had been more severely criticized. Not only when she was part of the ranks of Sergio Mbada or Florencio Randazzo, but she has also maintained these criticisms since returning to this space, occupying a central role as a media spokesperson and member of 39, a table as small as when she was president. .

Until last week, Alberto continued to publicly reiterate his criticisms of sectarianism, arrogance, exaggerated verticalism, and in his day he called her stubborn and psychotic. He questioned about media policy, attempts to reform the justice system, the use of Congress as office worker, the maintenance of taxable, such as Guillermo Moreno or Cesar Milani, and the pact with Iran. He did not remain silent either, while the majority of Kirchenism (including his own) maintained a guilty silence about the attacks on democracy that Nicolás Maduro committed in Venezuela.

And because of the sensitivity of the question, it should be noted that He has never denied the corruption of Kirchnerism, although he took care to involve him directly.

Those who remember these disagreements in order to illuminate Alberto's inconsistencies, camouflage, cynicism or mischievousness are committing a political mistake. Without denying that this is in him as in most politicians, the most interesting interpretation of these twists and turns is that, by choosing it, Cristina indirectly recognizes some of her gross errors. Especially during the second term, Alberto is disqualified in a pithy manner.

Reducing these misunderstandings on the badtail day ends up being a recognition of the capacity that ultimately shows Cristina to reconsider, reconcile and build on the political plane rather than being disqualified by inconsistencies or contradictions.

Cristina's decision can reduce cracks. Most likely within Peronism, but we should not exclude beyond these borders, if the triumph of the new formula is translated by a government that softens the debate, moderates the Manichaeism and attenuates the polarization with more gray.

Much has been written, in favor and derisory, about the possibility that there is a Fernandez in power and another Fernandez in power, with clear reference to "Cámpora to the government, Perón to power" of 1973. But in these historical turbulences, the two personages incarnated two very different projects: the Peronist socialism of the Montoneros and the popular conservatism of the old leader. So different that they started shooting and killing and ended up facilitating the worst dictatorships.

In this case, more than project differences, there is a difference in political style. What Cámpora represented at the time is not what La Cámpora represents today. It is obvious that the decision of Cristina and the role played by Máximo Kirchner at the small table are in the direction of disciplining the Taliban militancy that she promoted during his term, without this guaranteeing the neutralization of fanaticism and fanaticism. 'intransigence.

Beyond all that, there are more questions than certainties. Will the new reality dilute the Federal Alternative, or the anti-Christian Peronism of Juan Schiaretti, Juana Manuel Urtubey, Miguel Angel Pichetto and Roberto Lavagna, will he insist with a third way, reinforced perhaps by the addition radical dissidents, socialism and margaritas? Will Sergio Mbada end up accepting Kirchner or will he continue to think of it as an alternative? What will be the counterattack of the ruling party? Will Cockade Day resurrect plan V or will Macri go kill or die?

The new reality could have paradoxical consequences for the ruling party. If Alberto's candidacy erases some ghosts from the financial institution, it could ease economic tensions in favor of the government.

This would be a paradox badogous to what happened in 2015, when the hope that the economic power deposited in Macri's triumph would help Cristina and Kicillof to reach Dec. 10 with less pressure from the economic power enthusiastic about the eventual coming to power. presidency of one of their own.

Some of the outstanding issues will be elucidated on June 12, which is curiously Archer's Day, in tribute to the birthday of Amadeo Carrizo, this great goalkeeper from River.

Maybe that day, something as unpredictable as what happened on the day of the badade happens.

And although there is no ephemeris, maybe it will happen by the elections, we will have a day when cows will fly and new surprises will surprise a country in crisis that will never stop surprise of.