The national government is working on an electoral reform that aims to introduce significant changes to the current democratic system. The reform could be announced by President Javier Milei this Sunday, March 1st, during his speech at the opening of the Legislative Assembly. According to an important source confirmed to the Argentine News Agency, the idea is to advance in the elimination of Open, Simultaneous, and Mandatory Primaries (PASO) and make way for new voting logics. Although each provincial government has its own autonomy to define the modalities of local elections, La Libertad Avanza (LLA) plans to promote a debate in each territory to outline the keys to the Single Ballot Paper (BUP). Important libertarian sources on the matter revealed to this medium that the idea is to 'simplify' and 'unify' processes to prevent society from having to vote more than once or stand in line more than once to cast their vote. Another key point they aim to modify is the political parties regime, which will require reviewing the financing system of each party with the objective of achieving a 'more efficient' distribution of funds earmarked for campaign activities. Contemplated in the Electoral Strengthening Reform project, frustrated in its legislative course, it included an increase in the limits of private contributions, the elimination of electoral advertising spaces in the media, and public financing for campaigns. It also contemplated reducing polls from 8 days to 3 days prior to each election and creating the figure of a general prosecutor before the National Electoral Chamber. This Sunday, March 1st, during the opening of the ordinary sessions, the head of state could announce the reform that his team is designing within the framework of the roadmap drawn for the legislative year. Although it was an aspect that generated internal debate due to the analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the decision, libertarians are heading to give course to the first position they held tending to its elimination. The Executive's intention is not new. There is a draft designed by the presidential advisor, Santiago Caputo, which also includes the idea of implementing the Single Ballot Paper (BUP) in the 23 provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
