The province of Buenos Aires rejected the Single Ballot: “It does not respond to any need of our people”

The province of Buenos Aires rejected the Single Ballot: “It does not respond to any need of our people”

After the approval of the bill for the use of the Single Paper Ballot (BUP) starting with the next legislative electionsthe government of the Province of Buenos Aires took position and said that the measure “It does not respond to any need of our people or to a discussion of lack of legitimacy, effectiveness or transparency.”

Through a press conference, Axel Kicillof’s administration ruled out the possibility of implementing the brand new system in Buenos Aires territory and indicated that “has not been sufficiently debated and none of the arguments put forward are convincing.”

Rejection of the Province of Buenos Aires to the Single Paper Ballot

In the usual Monday press conference, which was held in La Palta, the Minister of Government, Carlos “Carli” Bianco, assured that “it is an unnecessary change, which poses a new scenario and will require a lot of training.”

Days ago, as soon as the incorporation of the Single Ballot to elect national positions was approved, the management of the Province anticipated Area that analyzed all the variables. ““The truth is that the next election is going to be chaos and it is incomprehensible that they have broken a system that worked,” La Plata sources explained.

At the same time, they denounced: “It is not healthy to change the electoral system, but they already broke it at the national level, so we must build the provincial system as sustainable as possible.”

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“It does not respond to any need of our people or to a discussion of lack of legitimacy, effectiveness or transparency,” said Axel Kicillof’s administration regarding the implementation of the Single Paper Ballot.

On the other hand, Bianco marked differences with the administration of Javier Milei and stated that “at “Unlike the national government, we do not stop public works, we continue them according to the needs of the people of Buenos Aires.”

“In two weeks, ten tenders were launched: for paving work in La Plata, for the recovery of housing and public spaces in Morón, for the construction of a space for sports activities in Bahía Blanca, and for infrastructure in urban corridors that will benefit others. 32 municipalities,” he launched.

On that path, he denounced that “The national government is carrying out a brutal adjustment to the university system in general.” Regarding the situation of the universities, he commented that “the province of Buenos Aires will continue to support all the demands of the sector and, “Faced with the President’s veto of the University Financing Law, we ask all blocs in Congress to vote in favor of annulling that measure.”

“A country without universities, science and technology is a country without the possibility of development and the future,” he said.

Education and science

The Minister of Education of the Province also participated in the press conference, Alberto Sileoniand the Buenos Aires national deputy Daniel Gollan.

During his speech, Sileoni spoke about the “Digital Coexistence” school days and announced that “They will be held between November 4 and 8 in the 4,741 Buenos Aires secondary schools as part of the Comprehensive Plan for the Prevention and Treatment of Adolescent Gambling.”

In this regard, he noted that “its objective is to reflect on the use of screens, the links generated through social networks and online betting practices. Almost 1.7 million students will participate and it will allow a census to be carried out on their digital consumption “.

Gollan, in turn, noted that “The national government reduced the 2025 budget of the Science and Technology function by 34.5% compared to that of 2023. In turn, this proposal represents 55.4% less than what is established by the Financing Law of the National Science System and Technology”.

“We are witnessing a very strong defunding of the scientific and technological system by the national government. Researchers, scientists and university professors are leaving the country in alarming numbers and registrations for research within Argentina decreased by 30%,” launched.

Finally, the deputy and former Minister of Health of the Nation and the Province said that “any attack on the scientific and technological sector has a strong impact on the province of Buenos Aires because it is the industrial engine of the country. In this framework, there is a Government provincial that with political decision supports the system of scholarships, researchers and the acquisition of equipment”.

Source: Ambito

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