One of Kueider’s initiatives that gained notoriety in recent times was to move the Federal Capital to Paraná, Entre Ríos, the district from which he is a native. It should be remembered that the leader is part of the block United Provinceswhere figures who report to different parties coexist.
Currently, in addition to those from Entre Ríos, the space brings together wayward Peronists Carlos “Camau” Espínola (Currents), Alejandra Vigo (Cordoba) and Juan Carlos Romero (Jumps). Also to the radical Edith Terenzi (Chubut) now Lucila Crexell (Nuequen). While Monica Silva (Black River), sword of Alberto Weretilneck in the Upper House, he was close to joining although he finally gave up.
Edgardo Kueider’s project to move the Federal Capital to Paraná
Months ago, two senators who make up that league presented projects to move the Federal Capital. One of them was authored by Terenzi from Chubut, who proposed reviving the old desire to Raul Alfonsin and convert to Viedma at the center of national political power. In mirror, Kueider pushed a similar text but with Parana as an eventual headquarters, with the objective of “promote federalism and deconcentrate the political and economic influence of Buenos Aires.”
The legislator, who is currently serving house arrest in Paraguay, had argued that the “excessive concentration of population in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires has generated a series of problems such as the overload of public services, the increase in social inequality and vulnerability to crises.”
“The transfer of the capital and a large part of the government and administrative activities would reduce the demographic pressure on the AMBA, allowing a better distribution of the population throughout the national territory,” he pointed out.
The proposal contemplated carrying out the process in stages, starting with the Presidency of the Nation and the main public organizations. It would have a period of three years from the promulgation of the law and, during that time, the federal and local jurisdictions would coexist in Paraná, maintaining provincial powers on issues not related to the change of headquarters.
“Many countries have undertaken processes of decentralization and capital relocation with very good results.” Among the examples, he mentioned the transfer of the capital from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia, which “managed to attract investment and population to a previously underdeveloped region,” the legislator explained in the arguments of the text.
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The senator gave as an example the move of the capital from Almaty to Astana in Kazakhstan, which he defined as “a more recent and radical process.” “The new capital was designed from scratch to become a modern financial and political center. This project has been successful in terms of attracting foreign investment and modernizing the country’s image,” he commented.
Finally, Kueider concluded: “It is a proposal that deserves to be seriously considered and debated. It is a historic opportunity to build a more just, equitable and federal country, where all regions have the same opportunities for development.”
The idea of relocating the Federal Capital would not be viewed unfavorably by almost half of Argentines. According to a survey by the consulting firm Zuban Córdoba carried out on a universe of 1,900 cases, 45.3% agree with the transfer, while, on the contrary, 32.5% oppose it. The remaining 22.5% have no opinion on the matter. However, within the main cities chosen, Paraná does not appear.
Source: Ambito
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