Vanina Biasi: Between ideological consistency and active militancy

Vanina Biasi is part of a generation of women who forged their political leadership through street militancy, university spaces, and feminist struggle. Her presence in the Argentine political scene is not limited to a position or an electoral cycle. She represents a collective construction over decades and a discursive coherence that positions her as one of the most recognized figures within the Frente de Izquierda y de los Trabajadores – Unidad (FIT-U).

Education and early steps in militancy

Graduated in literature from the University of Buenos Aires, Vanina Biasi took her first steps in political militancy within the student movement. A historic member of the Partido Obrero, her work at UBA through groups like Juventud del Partido Obrero and the UJS (Unión de Juventudes por el Socialismo) led her to hold positions in student centers and the Federación Universitaria de Buenos Aires (FUBA), where she consolidated a political alliance with union and feminist organizations.

Since the 1990s, her figure gained visibility within the Trotskyist left, particularly through her work in the women’s organization Plenario de Trabajadoras, where she promoted campaigns for legal abortion, secular sexual education, and the separation of church and state.

Candidacies and electoral protagonism

Although the Partido Obrero has historically not been a governing party, it has actively participated in the electoral system as a tool for political visibility and agenda-building. Vanina Biasi has been a candidate several times, both in Buenos Aires City and at the national level. Her presence on the ballots does not respond to a personalistic logic, but to a strategy of rotation and representativeness that the Frente de Izquierda has maintained since its formation.

In 2023, she was one of the main candidates for FIT-U in Buenos Aires City, accompanying the presidential formula headed by Gabriel Solano. Her campaign focused on denouncing the austerity applied by the International Monetary Fund, rejecting the pact with large economic groups, and presenting an anti-capitalist, feminist, and environmental agenda.

Socialist feminism and grassroots organization

One of the strongest aspects of Vanina Biasi’s career is her work within left-wing feminism. Unlike some leaders of institutional feminism, Biasi has characterized herself by a confrontational approach with the state and the traditional political system. She has harshly criticized gender policies promoted by various governments, pointing out that many of them end up being mere symbolic statements with no budget or real impact on the most impoverished women.

As part of Plenario de Trabajadoras, she promoted mass mobilizations during 8M and the Ni Una Menos movement, always from a classist perspective. Her intervention in the debate for legal abortion was recognized for its political clarity and her defense of abortion rights as part of a broader struggle for universal access to public health.

Positions on controversies

In a political landscape where moderate discourses tend to dominate the public debate, the figure of Vanina Biasi generates both support and rejection. She has not shied away from controversies, such as her open criticism of progressive governments in the region when they made deals with corporations or repressed social struggles. From her perspective, ideological consistency cannot give way to the governability of a capitalist system that she sees as structurally oppressive.

When accused of dogmatism or lack of pragmatism, Biasi often responds with concrete data on inequality, fiscal austerity, and the repression of workers. For her, politics is not measured in terms of popularity but in terms of commitment to a radical transformation of society.

Articulation with social and union organizations

Beyond her role in the party, Biasi has been a key figure in the articulation of FIT-U with combative sectors of the union movement and grassroots social organizations. She has supported union conflicts in hospitals, schools, recovered factories, and mobilizations against rate hikes, maintaining a constant presence on the streets even outside of campaign periods.

This territorial anchorage has allowed her to maintain a connection with the daily issues of popular sectors, without abandoning the strategic horizon of a socialist society. Her connection with precarious workers, women victims of institutional violence, and youth without access to education or housing has given her legitimacy in sectors often marginalized from formal political debate.

Future perspectives

Unlike other leaders, Biasi does not build her leadership from a personal ambition for power. Her role within the Partido Obrero and the Frente de Izquierda responds to a collective logic, focused on the political formation of militant cadres and the accumulation of forces for a profound transformation of the country.

In a landscape where the left faces challenges of fragmentation and territorial disputes, the figure of Vanina Biasi remains a reference for coherence, commitment, and ideological clarity. Her ability to connect feminist, social, and political struggles makes her one of the strongest voices of the left-wing opposition in current Argentina.