The head of the Buenos Aires Government, Jorge Macri, today rejected the possibility of eliminating the Primary, Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory elections (PASO) in view of the 2025 Legislative elections after arguing that “changing the electoral system the same year that the vote is going to happen “It always has a strange whiff to it.”
“Any change in the electoral rule must skip the upcoming election, otherwise it seems more like speculation than a profound decision. There are pros and cons,” he said in an interview with the program “If it happens, it happens,” hosted by Ignacio Ortelli on Radio Rivadavia. .
Along the same lines, he stated: “María Eugenia (Vidal) presented a project that says that there is STEP in the political spaces where there is real competition. If there are not two lists, why are we going to force people to vote. There are ways to resolve that”.
“In any case, changing the electoral system the same year that you are going to vote always has a strange whiff,” he insisted.
The internal of the PRO
Likewise, he spoke about the relationship of the PRO, a space that he integrates, with the government of Javier Milei and He asked to de-dramatize the open tension as a result of the yellow party’s claims.
“It always happens in the relationship of two forces that some feel that they should be listened to more,” he admitted, and added: “I tend to take away the drama. We share a lot of the direction, we have our differences, but they are minor compared to where we come from.”
For his part, he assured that he hopes that the president “does well” while supporting the direction of the administration although he clarified that he maintains his own complaints.
“I can make the list of things I would like them to handle well, but then the President has his own priorities. The PRO did not win the elections, they lost them, we came third,” said the head of the Buenos Aires government.
“The one who managed to reach the runoff was Milei. I take away the drama. There are discussions, I would like things to be different. Our job is to resolve these tensions,” he stated after the complaints of his cousin, former president Mauricio Macri to the libertarian administration. .
The GCBA seeks to expand the subway payment system
The head of Government of the City of Buenos Aires Jorge Macri He announced that he will seek to apply a multi-payment system in the buses of the Buenos Aires territory, similar to the one that will be applied in the subway. This was stated in radio statements this Sunday, at the same time that he stressed that the example to follow in terms of development of the public transportation system is Madrid, it is the capital of Spain.
“Madrid is a model city for me,” he said in an interview on Radio Rivadavia, after his tour of Spain and Portugal last week. In his assessment of the trip, Macri said: “This is the right path: always go towards a global, connected and innovative city, with neighbors in the foreground“.
In that sense, the Buenos Aires mayor reviewed several topics today in relation to his management and national politics. “In Spain they are looking a lot at the direction that Argentina is taking,” he highlighted regarding the monitoring of the direction of Javier Milei’s administration.
Then, in the interview he made a section about changes and developments in the public transportation system in the City. The unavoidable issue was the incorporation of multi-payment methods for the subway and CABA buses.
“With the multipayment issue, We already put it out to tender on the subway, so soon you will be able to pay with any card or cell phone.” Jorge Macri advanced, in reference to the underground.
Along these lines, he also spoke about what the Buenos Aires administration is looking for to pay for the bus ticket. “We want to bring the multipayment system to the bus lines of Buenos Aires.”
Meanwhile, Jorge Macri revealed his admiration for the management of public transport in the Spanish capital, which he takes as a “role model” for the City. “Madrid has a very modern electric transportation system, and we are planning to go to that line.” the Buenos Aires mayor emphasized.
Source: Ambito
