2025 Elections: Cristina Kirchner danced on her balcony in front of a militant group angry about the results.

Cristina Kirchner's house, where she is serving her sentence under house arrest, once again became the meeting place for Peronist activists during these elections. And it served as a sort of thermometer for Peronism throughout the day. Hundreds of activists went from anticipation to anger over the results. But as they were leaving, they celebrated when the former president came out to greet them and danced from the balcony at San José 1111.

The militants began arriving around 4:00 PM at San José and Humberto Primo streets on Constitución Street. By 6:00 PM, they already numbered hundreds. Meanwhile, at the Fuerza Patria bunker in the city, at the PJ Buenos Aires headquarters at San José 181, candidates Mariano Recalde, Kelly Olmos, and Lucía Cámpora followed the results cautiously, without the large number of militants who had gathered at Cristina's house.

After the initial election results were announced, indicating a government victory at the national level, as well as in the Province and City of Buenos Aires, angry expressions began to appear among Fuerza Patria supporters, who began to leave the area.

After 9:30 p.m., several protesters who had waited all day for a greeting from Cristina began to disperse. Others remained, insisting that the convicted former president be released from the balcony. Some shouted "fraud."

When there was no indication that the former president was about to leave, a light came on on the balcony, generating some excitement.

At 9:45 p.m., CFK emerged onto her balcony. She greeted the protesters, made heart-shaped gestures, and danced to the beat of the drums and cymbals.

Despite the defeat, she appeared smiling and cheerful. She was greeted with applause. She left the field 10 minutes later.

From early on, there were stands selling choripanes (small sausages), T-shirts with Cristina's face, and alcoholic beverages—although they're prohibited due to the lockdown. Fernet sells for 8,000 pesos, beer for 4,000 pesos, and choripanes for 6,000.

There was a celebratory and expectant atmosphere. In addition to the anthem, the Peronist march and other usual chants were also played. From 6 p.m. onward, members of the party were asking Cristina to come out onto the balcony to offer their salute.

After the polls closed, Kirchnerist activists and supporters, many carrying La Cámpora signs and T-shirts, sang the national anthem and called for the release of the former president, who is serving a sentence in the Vialidad case.

Several of the Fuerza Patria candidates visited Cristina. According to candidates Jorge Taiana and Mariano Recalde , the former president was "optimistic." No one knew for sure if she would appear on the balcony as she had done in the past. "I saw her in good spirits," Taiana said.

Recalde stated that the former president was "very well, firm." He added: "On election day, democracy appears incomplete, with the main opposition leader banned when she wanted to be a candidate."

Juan Grabois , candidate for deputy for the Province, He was another of those who stopped by to say hello. He met with the former president for 35 minutes. At 7:05 p.m., he left, took photos with activists, and avoided speaking to the press.

When the results were announced, the stands began to slowly dismantle, as people left. Just then, Cristina came out onto the balcony to dance.

"I came to share a moment with the colleagues present here. I hope the results don't surprise me negatively ." He also stated that "many people are losing their jobs, and wages are low. I don't think the country will improve while this President is in power."

Ruth Barrionuevo (45) traveled with her daughter and husband from Merlo to Constitución to find out the results in front of Cristina Kirchner's house.

Speaking to Clarin , he said: "This is the first time we've come here, and we're waiting for it to come out. We hope the results are similar to those of the provincial legislative election in September."

Camila Barrionuevo is 56 years old and a homemaker. She lives in Constitución, three blocks from the former president's home.

He maintains that the former president is "unjustly imprisoned," and that's why he came to her home to demand her release. "It's not normal for a person who has been president twice to be imprisoned. That's why I came today, so that the injustice ends and the country improves."

The PJ headquarters in Buenos Aires became Fuerza Patria's bunker in the city. A stage was set up early at San José 181 to welcome the militants.

A few minutes after 6 p.m., the Fuerza Patria (Force Patria) candidates for deputy, Kelly Olmos and Lucía Cámpora , were the first to speak to the press. "We are at the PJ headquarters. The president of our party at the national level is banned . In relation to the electoral record and a partially developed democracy, the fact that Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is banned is something we feel is important to highlight." She referred to CFK as someone who "is more kidnapped than imprisoned."

By 8 p.m., there were already signs of a weak result for Peronism in general. There was a climate of little excitement and a great deal of silence from the main opposition figures in the capital.

Around 10 p.m., Mariano Recalde, a senator for the Fuerza Patria party in Buenos Aires, accompanied by his candidates for deputy and Leandro Santoro, took the stage on the ground floor of the PJ headquarters in Buenos Aires.

He spoke in terms of a Peronist victory in the city and said that Fuerza Patria is growing. "On behalf of Fuerza Patria, we wanted to thank each and every member who took on this campaign, all the prosecutors who are watching over our votes, and the people who went out to vote," he commented.

And he added: " We increased Fuerza Patria's representation in the City of Buenos Aires. We aimed to continue growing; we grew in votes, we retained the Peronist seat in the Senate, and we're going to add one more representative (Lucía Cámpora) to the House of Representatives . We ran a militant campaign. With ideas, with commitment." He clarified that they want to form a consolidated bloc in Congress "to put a stop to Milei."

"That's what our voters trusted Fuerza Patria for. We will continue fighting in Congress, in the streets, and at the ballot box. We will defend Argentina from a model of exclusion. The only fight you lose is the one you give up," he concluded. He left the stage to applause and chants from the supporters who gathered at San José 181 to support him.

Towards the end, there were celebrations for Cámpora's entry into the Chamber of Deputies and a call to march to Cristina's house, located ten blocks away.