Cristina's victory over Kicillof?: Legislators vote for his indefinite reelection, leaving mayors out for now.

Everything is back to square one, not just in the pathetic trial for Diego Maradona's death. In politics, nothing should ever be considered irreversible. Never say never, even if a law passed by politicians says so. Six years ago, former governor María Eugenia Vidal and Sergio Massa jointly promoted the end of indefinite reelection for all political positions in Buenos Aires . This affected mayors, senators, deputies, councilors, and school counselors.

But in the provincial legislature, people are moving backward in flip-flops faster than they are moving forward in sneakers. On Tuesday, the Senate will approve, by about 23 votes, a bill that reinstates indefinite reelection in Buenos Aires province politics .

Not everyone . The privileged ones (only for now) will be the senators themselves who will vote on the law. Also the deputies who must give it final approval .

The votes of the provincial upper house would be guaranteed, according to legislative sources. Almost all of the 21 Peronists, Kirchnerists, and Massistas would vote in favor . The latter (if they can) should explain how they managed to get their party to go from participating in the drafting of the law prohibiting indefinite reelections to now voting for its reinstatement.

The Union for the Homeland senators would be joined by three blue libertarians, led by one of the founders of Libertad Avanza, the now anti-Milei member Carlos Kikuchi, and a member of the UCR bench, Marcelo Dalteto, who reports to Emilio Monzó. One of the nine members of the PRO (Progressive Party of the Nation), led by Cristian Ritondo, could also join , although the recent agreement he made with Karina Milei to run together in the provincial elections would affect his position. "We are going to vote against it," Ritondo assured Clarín .

He added: "We at PRO have been fighting against indefinite reelections since the administration of María Eugenia Vidal. Today, our provincial representatives once again reaffirmed our stance against any attempt to perpetuate themselves in power. Alternation is a value that enriches the functioning of democracy because it incentivizes all public officials to do their jobs better. That's why we will always defend it."

In the House of Representatives, there are plenty of hands to pass the bill . But the Union for the Homeland is banking on its eventual passage. The initiative also includes the council members of the 135 municipalities in the province and the school counselors, who are also political positions elected every two years.

The bill to be discussed in the Senate on Tuesday was approved by the majority of the Constitutional Affairs Committee. It was drafted by Luis Vivona, the representative of Malvinas Argentinas. In the Legislature, even several of those who will vote against it acknowledge that the initiative is "well-conceived," from the perspective that council members and advisors are, in general, "valuable neighbors who understand the needs of the political parties." Others, however, believe the renewal is necessary to avoid being "locked into" the seats of the Deliberative Council chambers.

Tuesday's vote should have taken place last week. But the fierce dispute between Máximo Kirchner and Axel Kicillof got in the way again. It turns out that just as the law was about to be passed, a senator who answers to Kicillof's supporter Andrés Larroque proposed amending the bill and adding mayors to it, so they can also be reelected as many times as they want and can.

"That Cuervo project sought to throw a wrench into the bill we presented. It clouded the discussion, which is why we couldn't vote on it at the time. It also raised the issue as a controversy. I have no doubt it was a return for La Cámpora's attacks on Kicillof," a Kirchnerist mayor who plays on Cristina Kirchner's side told Clarin .