The Senate of Santa Fe approved this Friday the official project that enables the constitutional reforman old desire of the coastal province, promoted by various governors during their time in the Gray House. After the measure was approved on Thursday in the Deputies, the initiative became law.
The session had 17 senators. 14 of them voted in favor and only 3 against, while two leaders of the Justicialist Party (PJ) were absent, paving the way for an ruling party that has its back in the local upper house, where a smooth victory was expected.
In this way, the constitutional convention will be called for April 2025, which will meet one year after the vote, in April 2026.
Santa Fe will reform the provincial Constitution
Specifically, the initiative of the front United to Change Santa Fe, which brings together PRO leaders, radicals and socialists, among others, cIt contemplates modifications in 43 articles of the current Constitution, opening the door to significant changes in the three powers of the State.
Among other things, seeks to end indefinite re-elections, with the jurisdictions that give immunity from prosecution, with the privileges of politics and proposes to include a clean record in the Magna Cartaa regulation that has been in force in the province since 2022 and prevents the candidacy of people convicted of serious crimes, such as corruption and drug trafficking.
At the same time, it aspires to modernize a text that is more than 60 years old (it is the only province that did not adapt to the ’94 reform) and is outdated with respect to the changes that Santa Fe society needs today.
Currently, Santa Fe has indefinite reelection for all positions. Deputies, senators, mayors, councilors, except for the governor and the vice president. The ruling party seeks to establish by law that there can only be one re-election, that is, a maximum of 8 years in all public positions.
Another objective is to establish the requirement of living in the province to be a deputy or senator, given that, currently, numerous legislators live in Buenos Aires.
In addition, the initiative seeks that the provincial Constitution contemplates that Santa Fe must have fiscal balance, stipulating that zero deficit and good economic management are key to provincial development.
At the same time, it considers the need to end the privileges for politics and establish institutions that consolidate the change in public security in Santa Fe and that can allow it to not go back. AND
Aim
Specifically, The objective is to consolidate in the constitutional letter what was established in justice for the fight against insecurity and drug trafficking. There is also a push for the Legislature to stop judging prosecutors and magistrates, assigning that jurisdiction to a new trial court, preventing the one it appoints from being able to judge, but rather another institution from doing so.
An important item, which has been in the national public discussion in recent weeks, is the Clean File. The project seeks to give constitutional status to that figure.
In the province they considered that it is an important tool to sustain progress such as fiscal balance, zero deficit, security for the people of Rosario and for all those who live in Santa Fe; more police on the streets, tougher measures in prisons, support for the security forces to make them feel that they are fighting a fight that now makes sense and is worth it.
Source: Ambito
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