▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁gain ing ▁over ▁a ▁million ▁votes . ▁Jorge ▁Mac ri , ▁cousin ▁of ▁Maur icio ▁Mac ri , ▁was ▁his ▁running ▁mate ▁and ▁their ▁campaign ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁Mac ri ' s ▁party ▁Comm it ment ▁to ▁Change ▁and ▁the ▁PRO ▁coal ition . ▁De ▁Nar vá ez ▁mentioned ▁to ▁the ▁press ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁interested ▁in ▁forming ▁a ▁similar ▁coal ition ▁in ▁the ▁up coming ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁election ▁season ▁as ▁well . ▁During ▁his ▁campaign s , ▁de ▁Nar vá ez ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁self - fin ancing ▁his ▁campaign s , ▁using ▁his ▁own ▁money ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁political ▁interests . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁de ▁Nar vá ez ▁defeated ▁former ▁president ▁N est ór ▁Kirch ner ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁mid term ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁During ▁the ▁elect oral ▁campaign ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁humor istic ▁TV ▁show ▁Gran ▁Cu ñ ado , ▁which ▁included ▁par od ies ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁polit icians ▁of ▁Argentina ▁( including ▁De ▁Nar vá ez ▁himself ), ▁and ▁engaged ▁with ▁his ▁par ody ▁in ▁stage ▁j okes . ▁This ▁act ▁generated ▁controvers y ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁about ▁the ▁effects ▁on ▁his ▁actual ▁elect oral ▁performance : ▁column ists ▁like ▁Jo aqu ín ▁Mor ales ▁Sol á ▁claim ▁he ▁was ▁benef ited ▁from ▁it , ▁while ▁other ▁think ▁that ▁such