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Catalán Urges Jaldo to End Acoples as Tucumán Moves Toward Year-End ‘Light’ Electoral Reform

Lawmakers are expected to debate on December 18 a proposal that would cap acoples instead of shifting to a single-ballot system.

Overview

  • Lisandro Catalán of La Libertad Avanza met Governor Osvaldo Jaldo at the Casa de Gobierno on December 4 for talks on provincial electoral rules.
  • Catalán called the existence of more than 100 ballots in a voting booth an unacceptable anomaly and pressed for a modernized system.
  • Provincial reporting indicates Peronist leaders coalesced around a limited reform that restricts acoples and rules out paper or electronic single ballots at this stage.
  • The bill has not been publicly shared with Catalán, who warned he will oppose cosmetic changes and left open the possibility of future legal action.
  • Catalán said he will maintain a respectful institutional relationship with the governor and claimed LLA holds 35% support in Tucumán, a figure he asserted without independent verification.