The Chamber of Deputies approved this afternoon a historical change in the Argentine electoral system with the sanction of the Single Paper Ballot (BUP)which will begin to be implemented in the legislative elections from 2025.
The project came with changes from the Senate and received the affirmative vote of 143 legislatorsmainly from the benches of Together for Change and the Freedom Advances, with the support of the provincial deputies of Federal Innovation.
“I celebrate the sanction of the law of Single Paper Ballot in Deputies that will allow us from 2025 to have a more transparent participation system“, he stated Lisandro Catalán, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Nation.
Furthermore, he assured that he will allow “guarantee the equality of political parties in the dark room and reduce economic costs drastically, being the greatest transformation of our electoral system since 1983.”
For the presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, it is a “historic change in the Argentine political system”. And he announced that in the next elections “the “Single Paper Ballot” will begin to be used.” “God bless the Argentine Republic. End”, he closed.
The PRO deputy, Diego Santilli, He welcomed the approval of the law and took the opportunity to cross the opposition. “I never thought I would be alive to see how Kirchnerism proved me right,” he said. Furthermore, he took the opportunity to speak to the UP deputy, Eduardo Valdes, who today questioned the project, recalling a statement from the yellow legislator: “Thank you Valdés. Hold on to the Single Paper Ballot!”
Romina Diez, libertarian representative, also applauded the sanction of the law that will begin to be implemented next year. “We approve the single ballot! The opponents told us (off the record) that we were shooting ourselves in the foot. “They still haven’t seen her!”held.
“Javier Milei does not come to perpetuate himself in power but to improve and simplify the lives of Argentines.”! The next national elections will be free of electoral pointers and cheating. VLLC!!!”, closed the official legislator.
Likewise, the PRO deputy, Fernando Iglesias, rescued the sanction of the law “after 17 years of the first project, presented by the deputy of the PRO, Pablo Tonelli.” “Argentines celebrate well. The Peronist bench and the fiefdoms cry Northern Peronists and the barons of the suburbs. Enough of fraud,” he added.
During her speech, the UP representative, Victoria Tolosa Paz, He defended the rejection of the project, arguing that “the priority in Argentina today is to resolve the serious problems of poverty that affect our people.” Furthermore, he stated that the current electoral system “has proven to be robust and guarantee political alternation.”
“This bill, if it becomes law, will complicate the electoral processlengthening the voting and counting time, and promoting greater political fragmentation,” added the former Minister of Social Development.
For Eduardo Valdés, the system of Single Paper Ballot (BUP) approved by the ruling party and the dialogue opposition “costs three times as much” in economic terms as “the current system” of party ballot. “It catches our attention that this project does not have a fiscal impact evaluation. It costs five times what the current system costs. Is the president (Javier Milei) going to veto him if he leaves?“he asked himself.
Source: Ambito
