Buenos Aires, Dec 17 (NA) – The Convicción Federal bloc, representing Peronists from the interior provinces, announced this Wednesday the incorporation of Peronist Senator Sandra Mendoza, who aligns with the Governor of Tucumán, Osvaldo Jaldo. This will increase the bloc's membership to five. "This integration, which increases the representation of the Norte Grande in the bloc for interior Peronism, marks a decisive step in the consolidation of this space dedicated to defending federalism and the strategic interests of the provinces, against the centralist policies of the national government," the bloc expressed in a statement. The expansion of the bloc, which already included Senators Fernando Salino (San Luis), Carolina Moisés (Jujuy), Fernando Rejal (La Rioja), and Guillermo Andrada (Catamarca), aims to "balance the scales of federal power, ensuring that the northern provinces have a unified and strong voice in the budgetary and productive debate, with a focus on job generation." From Convicción Federal, they emphasized that the absolute priority is "the protection of provincial autonomies and the resources of the provinces, in the current context of adjustment." They have been marking this with concrete legislative projects to "federalize the Central Bank, the laws on ATN and the Fuel Tax, and the one that modifies the collection of ARCA so that funds are distributed respecting Federal Coparticipation." IP Jaldo's Definitions As reported by the Argentine News Agency, the Governor of Tucumán clarified this Wednesday that his province's deputies will not support the repeal of the educational fund and the disability emergency, within the framework of the 2026 Budget discussion. "In article 75 of the majority bill, the Independencia bloc will vote against, in favor of disability and in favor of educational funds," Jaldo said, and recalled that the Independencia bloc, made up of three legislators, had already supported both norms in previous instances with their vote.
