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Fuerza Patria Asks Argentina’s Electoral Court to Block Nationally Consolidated Vote Tallies

The opposition seeks a court order limiting the provisional count to district-level results after a test run grouped votes by alliance at the national level.

Overview

  • The filing to the National Electoral Chamber was submitted on October 20 by Buenos Aires Province representatives Eduardo López Wesselhoefft, Patricia García Blanco, Eduardo Cergnul and Agustina Vila.
  • The petition alleges the National Electoral Directorate’s October 18 simulation displayed a nationwide consolidation by alliance and even simulated seat allocation, which they argue lacks legal basis and could mislead the public.
  • Fuerza Patria contends legislative contests are decided by province and cites neutrality and transparency standards, including Decree 682/2010 and CNE Acordada 3/2017, to argue the DINE exceeded its remit.
  • The party asks that only district-by-district provisional results be published and requests urgent handling with non-business days enabled, and the matter remains pending before the court.
  • As context, Fuerza Patria notes La Libertad Avanza runs under a single label in all 24 districts while peronist lists vary by province, warning a national aggregation could skew the early narrative of the results.