Democracy in Argentina

By: Carlos Ruckauf - 10/07/2025

Guest columnist.
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Douglas Farah, in a recent study, has analyzed feudalism in Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Catamarca and Formosa and postulated that it prevents the existence of Democracy in those Argentine Provinces.

I would like to explain that this last consequence arises from the rise to power of 21st-century socialism, first with Nestor Kirchner and then with CFK. It is a phenomenon that encompasses entire nations of our continent, and Marxism is trying to spread it.

The Venezuelan narco-dictatorship is being replicated in Bolivia and is trying to keep Petro's friends in power by manipulating the 2026 elections.

In Latin America, in the 90s, there was only one dictatorship: Cuba and in my country Carlos Menem governed, with full Democracy.

In the province of Chaco, the governor was Angel Rozas of the Radical Civic Union, the main opposition political force to the Menem government.

In Santiago del Estero, Fernando Lobo (PJ) governed (1993), he was federally intervened and then free elections were called and a Justicialist won, but a few years later he lost the elections.

The same thing happened in Catamarca with Governor Ramon Saadi (PJ) after the Federal Intervention there were free elections and, in this case, the radical Arnoldo Castillo won and was later re-elected.

In Formosa, Floro Bogado (PJ) governed and was defeated by Gildo Insfran (PJ) who still governs.

That is to say, there was alternation in power and full democracy.

The 4 cases studied by Farah are perpetuated in power by Kirchnerism, a Marxist phenomenon that took over Justicialism and also a part of radicalism.

In fact, Zamora is what Argentina calls a radical K and the last presidential candidate of radicalism: Leopoldo Moreau, is today a prominent legislator of the recently convicted corruption: Cristina Kirchner who, in a short time, will go to oral trial, accused of more crimes among them her complicity with Iran.

It's true that Argentina's tax system has a flawed framework that allows for provincial maneuvering, but only 21st-century socialism has transformed it into feudalism.

This did not happen with presidents Alfonsin (UCR), Macri (PRO) or the current president Milei (LLA).

*Former Vice President of the Argentine Republic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs

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