Overview

• Federal judge Alejo Ramos Padilla rejected using Article 7 of Decree 171/2019 to replace the first candidate and deemed its application unconstitutional for this case.
• The La Libertad Avanza list now places Karina Celia Vázquez (Karen Reichardt) first, Diego Santilli second, and Gladys Humenuk third after the court accepted José Luis Espert’s resignation.
• Electoral prosecutor María Laura Roteta recommended the corrimiento natural, and multiple opposition presentations urged the court to keep the original order.
• A hearing was called to decide whether to reprint the single paper ballot already produced with Espert’s image, a move estimated to cost about ARS 15,000 million.
• The Casa Rosada announced it will appeal the decision, prolonging legal and logistical uncertainty for the coalition’s campaign in the province.