Buenos Aires, December 2, 2025 – Total News Agency (TNA) – The parliamentary landscape took a new turn on Tuesday after three national deputies from Catamarca officially broke away from the Unión por la Patria (UxP) bloc to form their own parliamentary group, named "Elijo Catamarca" (I Choose Catamarca). This decision follows a political directive from the Peronist governor, Raúl Jalil, as confirmed by legislative sources.
The split, reflecting the growing diaspora within Peronism, immediately triggers a realignment in the Lower House: for the first time since the start of the current legislative term, UxP and La Libertad Avanza (LLA) are now tied with 94 seats each. This unprecedented balance could condition key votes and open a new stage of intense negotiations in Congress.
The letter sent to the President of the Chamber, Martín Menem, was signed by deputies Fernanda Ávila, Fernando Monguillot, and Sebastián Nóblega, who communicated their decision to leave the Peronist bloc and establish their own parliamentary space.
The rupture occurs amid growing internal tension within Peronism, where provincial governors and leaders are seeking greater autonomy from a bloc that, after its electoral defeat, has lost cohesion and leadership capacity. Jalil's decision, interpreted by various actors as a tactical move to secure bargaining power against the national government and within a fragmented Congress, could anticipate further migrations in other districts, especially in provinces where officials seek to distance themselves from the wear and tear of national Peronism.
In parallel, the realignment presents the ruling party of Javier Milei with an opportunity to regain ground: parliamentary sources indicate that LLA could add one more deputy, which would break the current balance and strengthen the Executive's strategy to advance its legislative agenda in what has been an adverse scenario.
The "Elijo Catamarca" bloc thus joins the ongoing parliamentary reorganization process, which could redefine alliances, positions, and correlations of forces as the next ordinary legislative period approaches.
What seemed like a predictable end to the legislative year has become a moving map where each seat acquires strategic value.
The same letter details the leadership structure: Nóblega will serve as president of the new bloc, while Monguillot will hold the secretary position. The document formally requests the institutional recognition of the new space within the legislative body, a step that Menem must officialize to update the parliamentary composition.
