Overview

• Alejandro Fargosi, the top La Libertad Avanza candidate for deputies in CABA, withdrew after previously confirming attendance, with his team citing “estrategia de campaña.”
• TN, organizer of A dos voces, confirmed the Oct. 8 debate will proceed with the remaining confirmed candidates.
• Rivals castigated the decision, with Martín Lousteau saying Fargosi “se escapó,” and figures such as Myriam Bregman, Ricardo López Murphy and Maximiliano Ferraro adding public criticism.
• Coverage links the move to electoral pressures following LLA’s third-place finish in the Sept. 7 vote and the debut of the boleta única paper, which facilitates split-ticket voting.
• Analysts note potential ripple effects in the capital’s contests and caution that debate absences could influence specific head‑to‑head dynamics, a possibility reported rather than established.