At present, the Nation Congress debates seven bills among which is the elimination of the PASO, in the middle of an electoral year that will define the renewal in legislative positions. In this regard, the chief of cabinet said that “The Government wants to eliminate them, but we don’t have sufficient votes. If we had them we would eliminate them directly, but We depend on the support given to the other political actors. ”
The government presses to suspend the step
With the extraordinary sessions in the Congress in progress, the Chief of Cabinet described the pace as “a nonsense” that cost the country “about US $ 200 million.” In this sense, the official said that from the ruling party they expect “Congress makes the right decisionat least to suspend them. “
“I have read A survey the last week that marks that 85% of Argentines agree to eliminate or suspend the stepit is a blunt number, so we have popular consensus and we have a saving of U $ 200 million“Franks justified in statements to Radio Rivadavia and then added:” I do not see why you have to resort to the methodology of the passage where Argentines have to vote the candidates of the Argentines. “
National Congress Senate
The debate for the suspension of the Paso will begin to be treated in Congress in commissions this Tuesday.
Mariano Fuchila
On the legislative debate, the official said that “There are sectors of justicialism that are willing to vote the suspension of the step“In addition, he also warned that if Congress does not eliminate or suspend the step” it is not a setback for the government but for all Argentines. “
In detail about the opposition’s intern, Francos analyzed that “there is apparently an intern between two sectors, not only between Cristina (Fernández de Kirchner) and (Governor Axel) Kicillofbut there are also the governors, and many have a different vision than that of Cristina. ”
The extraordinary sessions will end on February 21, date for which the Government expects to have a definition for the project to – at least – suspend the elections Simultaneous and mandatory open primary.
Deputies: After the request for Freedom advances, this Thursday the suspension of the Paso will be discussed in the enclosure
The Libertad Bank advances in the Chamber of Deputies It seeks to give half a sanction this week to the suspension of open, simultaneous and mandatory primaries (step). The debate will be carried out on the site this Thursday at noon after the request of the ruling party to meet.
With the signing of the president of the Block of Freedom, advance in the lower house, Gabriel Bornoroni, the note addressed to the head of the body, Martín Menem, had requested a special session next Thursday at 12. In addition, of the suspension of the Paso, The agenda includes two projects that seek to modify the Criminal Code of the Nation, the so -called “Reiterance Law” and the trial in absence.
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The ruling party requested a special session next Thursday at 12.
The suspension of Step will begin to be treated in Congress in commissions This Tuesday in what will be the initial kick of the call to extraordinary. The Plenary of Constitutional Affairs, Justice and Budget and Finance Commissions is summoned for 14.
The initial objective of the ruling was to advance with the Primary eliminationbut not having the 129 accessions that are required (for being an electoral reform) insured, He decided to propose a less extreme reform. In this way, the initiative details: “Suspected during the year 2025 The application of Title II of Law 26,571 of democratization of political representation, transparency and electoral equity, which institutes the primary, open, simultaneous and mandatory election system. “
For now, The government counts 95 insured votes for the modification of the step. They would add the entire block of the Civic Coalition (which has its own project), a large majority of the UCR and just over half of the federal meeting. Even gathering – in an optimistic scenario – 30 support from these three benches, They do not reach 129 to reach the majority.
Source: Ambito

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