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Argentina’s Electoral Court Weighs Province-by-Province Reporting After Opposition Challenge

Opposition filings argue a national tally would misrepresent district-based legislative races.

Overview

  • Fuerza Patria asked the National Electoral Chamber to instruct the National Electoral Directorate to publish provisional results only by province and to avoid any national aggregation or seat projections.
  • During Saturday’s rehearsal, the results site showed for the first time in a legislative cycle a consolidated national count that grouped alliances with the same name across districts, a method the PJ calls arbitrary.
  • Judicial sources quoted by several outlets say the court is preparing an administrative instruction to require district-level publication, with a decision expected shortly.
  • The electoral authority reported the test ran satisfactorily, and government spokesman Manuel Adorni downplayed the complaint, emphasizing the provisional nature of the count.
  • The dispute carries political stakes because La Libertad Avanza competes under one label nationwide, while the PJ’s allied lists use varied provincial names that a single national tally could undercount.