Argentina government pushes electoral reform in Senate ahead of November 30 deadline
La Libertad Avanza seeks Senate approval of electoral changes, including PASO suspension, within two weeks.
KEY POINTS
- Government seeks electoral reform approval in Senate within two weeks
- Bill eliminates PASO primaries and adds Clean Slate and party financing changes
- La Libertad Avanza needs 37 Senate votes to pass the initiative
- Constitutional Affairs Committee chaired by Agustín Coto to meet next week
- Allied blocs PRO and UCR say they have not been informed of an agreement
Argentina's government is reactivating its legislative agenda after Pope Leo XIV's visit to the country froze political activity for several days. The administration now faces a tight calendar because the ordinary legislative period ends on November 30.
In the Senate, the ruling bloc La Libertad Avanza wants to advance an electoral reform through the Constitutional Affairs Committee chaired by Senator Agustín Coto. The committee is scheduled to meet again next week to discuss the bill, which entered the Senate in April.
“We want to see the votes.”
The project eliminates the Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primaries (PASO) and also incorporates Clean Slate provisions and changes to party financing. Official sources acknowledge they do not currently have enough votes to eliminate the PASO outright, so they are aiming for its suspension instead.
To approve the initiative, La Libertad Avanza needs 37 votes in the Senate. Chief of Cabinet Diego Santilli has been leading negotiations with allied governors to secure legislative support, and recently met with Eduardo "Lule" Menem at the Casa Rosada.
However, allied blocs such as PRO and the UCR say they have not yet been informed of any agreement to move forward with the reform. The government's goal is to obtain a committee report next week and bring the bill to the Senate floor seven days later, seeking partial approval within two weeks.
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