Despite the intentions of the Executive Branch, and on the eve of the upcoming election year, the chief of staff Guillermo Francos He admitted that there is no will in Congress to move forward with eliminating the Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primaries (PASO).
“We are not going to do it alone. “We will continue trying to convince, but we have the feeling that at this moment they do not give us the numbers to be able to modify the system.”said the official in dialogue with Radio Rivadavia.
The PASO, implemented in 2009, were born with the purpose of democratizing the selection of candidates, allowing citizens to participate in the internal decisions of political parties, a process that previously took place behind closed doors. However, over time, the effectiveness of this system became a point of debate in Argentine politics. Some sectors consider that the PASO lost their original purpose and argue that their elimination could simplify the electoral process and reduce costs, something especially relevant in the context of the current economic crisis.
What does the ruling party’s project to eliminate the mandatory nature of the PASO consist of?
As he found out Scopethe proposal is based on three main keys:
- The established elections Through Law 26,571 they would become Primary, Open and Simultaneous (PAS). The scheduled date for the second Sunday in August is maintained, where political groups will settle their candidacies in open elections and compete on the same day.
- Furthermore, the process and deadlines persist as provided for in the PASO and with the same electoral rules for all political groups. Both the forces that have multiple candidates in the PASO and those that do not attend internal elections They must submit their lists on the same date.
- In the event that the groups have unique lists in any of the categories, will not participate in the primary elections and their pre-candidates are proclaimed before the Electoral Justice as sole candidates in the general elections.
Guillermo Francos: Budget 2025, the electoral setup and the conflict with the universities
The Chief of Staff, Guillermo Francos, assured today that the Government He is not worried about the potential rejection of the 2025 Budget, although he stressed that “it would be a very positive signal for Argentina if the political actors reached an agreement.”
“It is a fundamental law and has regulations of great significance such as fiscal balance. We hope it is approved,” he said in an interview with the program “If it happens, it happens,” hosted by Ignacio Ortelli.
He also added: “It would be negative to give the signal that we are not capable of dealing with a Budget, “But in the event that that happens, we will deal with the updated values of the 2023 budget, which generates much more discretion for the Government than if a budget for 2025 were sanctioned.”
Likewise, the Chief of Staff revealed the existence of several conversations with governors and deputies, and highlighted the task of the Treasury Budget Commission, in conjunction with the Senate. “It seems that progress has been made quite well,” he said.
“The President has met in one week with 10 different governors, With which much progress has been made in the political analysis of budget items. In positive terms, we all see the will to be able to carry it forward,” he insisted.
In another passage of the interview, Francos spoke about the possibilities of draw up an electoral setup between the PRO and La Libertad Avanza, with a common electorate, facing the legislative elections of 2025.
“President Milei won the election because the PRO formula and Macri expressly supported him for the second electoral round. It is clear that there is a common electorate”admitted the official while predicting that by the year 2025, the libertarian space “will make a great choice.”
The head of ministers assured that the purple block will grow in the Chamber of Deputieswhich renews half of the seats, because it will be one of the few spaces that will not lose legislators.
“All parties lose, which means that everything we obtain as deputies will lead to increasing our bloc, which will surely make it the largest bloc in the Chamber of Deputies,” he argued.
On the other hand, he reiterated the need for the General Sindicature of the Nation (SIGEN) audit the national universities by maintaining that “when the State provides the resources, the State has to audit them”, and rejected the resistance of the National University of Buenos Aires (UBA).
“I do not see a legal impossibility that a university that belongs to the State cannot be audited by the General Audit Office of the Nation. It is between whim and the intention to hide expenses“, he stated, and completed: “We all know that there are expenses at the university that are used politically.”
Finally, the Chief of Staff He avoided defining himself about the change in the Constitution of the province of Formosa, promoted by Governor Gildo Insfrán.
Source: Ambito
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