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Argentina's government seeks Senate approval to suspend party primaries within two weeks

The ruling bloc's push to suspend mandatory primaries and change party financing matters for the legislative timetable before the November 30 session deadline.

Photo: The Rio Times

What happened

Argentina's government is reactivating its legislative agenda after Pope Leo XIV's visit to the country. Ground News+1 La Libertad Avanza wants the Senate to suspend the PASO, the mandatory party primaries, within two weeks. montegre.com+2 The bill would suspend the PASO rather than abolish them, and also includes Clean Slate and party financing changes. montegre.com+1 The Constitutional Affairs Committee, chaired by Senator Agustin Coto, is scheduled to meet next week to discuss the bill. montegre.com

Around it

The Senate has 72 seats and the bill needs 37 votes to pass, according to reporting on the plan. montegre.com+1 Allied blocs PRO and UCR say they have not been informed of an agreement. montegre.com+1 Cabinet chief Diego Santilli is lining up votes, while Senate bloc leader Patricia Bullrich wants to see them first. The Rio Times Chamber of Deputies president Martin Menem said electoral reform depends exclusively on the Upper House. globealert.ai

What comes next

The ordinary legislative period ends on November 30. montegre.com Officials want a committee report next week, with the bill taken to the Senate floor about seven days later. Ground News+1

Sources

  1. Ground NewsThe Government Accelerates Electoral Reform in the Senate and Will Seek Half a Sanction in Two Weeks
  2. montegre.comArgentina government pushes electoral reform in Senate ahead of November 30 deadline
  3. The Rio TimesArgentina Seeks to Suspend Party Primaries
  4. globealert.aiMartín Menem pressures Bullrich: expects the Senate to suspend PASO in the next 15 days

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