The Chamber of Deputies is debating in a plenary of commissions the proposal to suspend the Open, Simultaneous, and Mandatory Primaries (PASO), although the ruling party still does not have the necessary votes to approve the law in the session scheduled for next Thursday.
At the beginning of the plenary of the commissions of Constitutional Affairs, Justice, and Budget, the ruling party deputy Nicolás Mayoraza announced that an electoral reform report will be presented that will focus exclusively on the suspension of the primary elections in August.
The first challenge facing the ruling party is to obtain the signatures of half of the members of each commission, which amounts to 58 signatures among those three parliamentary bodies, even if it is through several reports.
Union for the Homeland (UxP) will not present any proposal until it is ensured that both they and the dialogue blocks have the necessary numbers to obtain that report.
In an extensive speech, the president of the UxP bloc, Germán Martínez, urged to set aside the Government's "agenda" and advocated discussing the 2025 Budget project, emphasizing its importance as a roadmap to address relevant issues.
PRO deputy Silvana Guidice recalled the opposing stance taken in 2009 by her political force, the UCR, and other blocs regarding the PASO law, supporting the government proposal.
For its part, Federal Meeting granted freedom of action to its deputies due to the lack of consensus on the PASO and the uncertainty about the support of those from Córdoba for the suspension project.
So far, the ruling party has the support of PRO, MID, the Tucuman Independence party, the San Juan group, Production and Labor, Federal Innovation, Creo, Forces of Heaven-Liberal Force, and the Neuquino Popular Movement.
