Following President Javier Milei's announcement of an electoral reform bill eliminating PASO primaries, Tucumán Governor Osvaldo Jaldo—an ally of the national government—rejected the project, defending primaries' role amid tensions with the Executive. Analyst Gustavo González attributed the initiative to the ruling party's strategic interests.
In response to President Milei's electoral reform bill sent to Congress last week—which eliminates Open, Simultaneous, and Mandatory Primaries (PASO), reforms political financing, and introduces Ficha Limpia—Tucumán Governor Osvaldo Jaldo distanced himself from the Executive. Jaldo, a usual congressional ally, defended PASO's role in involving citizens in candidate selection, highlighting tensions amid the debate.
Political analyst Gustavo González explained that 'officialisms do not want PASO, especially when they have an undisputed leadership.' He noted PASO emerged to address past party crises where candidacies were decided internally. González argued the ruling party seeks elimination due to electoral speculation for next year, while opposition defends it for internal competition, debating alternatives like non-mandatory primaries. The current context complicates government progress.
