A PRO party deputy, Lula Balsells-Miró, has presented a crucial bill that seeks to make public pre-election debates mandatory for candidates for provincial deputies and senators in Mendoza. This initiative is presented as a fundamental tool to raise the standards of local politics, focusing on increasing democratic transparency and ensuring that citizens can make informed and conscious electoral decisions. The main objective of the proposal is to guarantee the citizen's right to access truthful and direct information about those aspiring to legislate in the province. The people of Mendoza deserve to know who their future legislators will be, what ideas inspire them, and how they plan to build the province's future. The bill draws on the successful regulatory precedent of National Law No. 27,337, which established mandatory debates for presidential candidates, and Provincial Law No. 9,472, which requires the same for gubernatorial candidates. By extending this right to the legislative sphere, the deputy aims to allow the people of Mendoza to first-hand learn the proposals of those who will be in charge of drafting the laws that govern the institutional and social life of the province. The deputy also emphasized the need for future representatives to show a genuine commitment to the discussion of ideas rather than limiting themselves to the dissemination of slogans. This bill aims to elevate the quality of political debate, rebuild citizen trust, and consolidate a more mature and participatory democracy. If approved, Mendoza would move towards a model of more open political campaigns, characterized by clear information, public debates, and greater social control over candidates seeking to obtain representation for the citizenship in the Provincial Legislature. In this sense, she added: 'Future deputies and senators must be willing to debate their ideas, not just to spread slogans.' Deputy Balsells-Miró emphasized the importance of this mechanism, stating: 'Transparency and access to information are essential pillars of any modern democracy.'
