Overview
- The Senate Constitutional Affairs Commission, presided by Agustín Coto, was reconvened to reopen chapter-by-chapter debate on the executive’s electoral reform with sessions scheduled for mid‑September.
- The government added two allied bills—a Ficha Limpia measure and a Terenzi proposal on primary participation—to the commission agenda as bargaining chips to win over UCR and PRO senators.
- La Libertad Avanza still lacks the aggravated majorities required to abolish PASO, so passage would hinge on deals with ten UCR senators, PRO lawmakers and supportive governors.
- The Cámara Nacional Electoral warned Congress to respect international timing guidelines of three to six months before an election start date and several provinces are already fixing or considering desynchronized 2027 calendars, creating logistical and legitimacy constraints for late rule changes.
- The reform package goes beyond PASO and would alter the Boleta Única de Papel rules, campaign finance, candidate eligibility and mandatory debates, a set of changes that could reshape party control, governors’ power and how voters choose candidates.