The Electoral Board of the Partido Justicialista de Jujuy officially recognized through the Resolution 22/2026 the list Generación Valiente, headed by former national deputy Carlos de Aparici and politically led by senator Carolina Moisés. The decision left Celeste y Blanca out of the competition, a roster linked to former party president Rubén Rivarola.
The electoral body stated that Rivarola's list did not meet the requirements of Carta Orgánica and Reglamento Electoral. Between the original submission on 30 of July and the documentation delivered on 11 of August, it recorded more than 300 changes, including additions, substitutions, and reconstruction of rosters. The Board considered that it was not about correcting specific errors, but about remaking a proposal after the deadline.
Moses had decided not to personally compete for the presidency of PJ and promoted De Aparici as an alternative to facilitate internal understanding. The negotiation with Rivarola did not prosper. With the officialization of Generación Valiente, De Aparici was on track to preside over the party and the senator to lead Congress Provincial, a body that intervenes in candidacies, fronts, alliances, and the appointment of proxies.
The normalization process began after the party crisis of 2023 and went through a national intervention until January of 2026. Then two judicial interventions followed, first under Ricardo Villada and later with Federico Prieto. The Board's resolution sought to close that administrative stage, after months of postponements and confrontation between the traditional structure and the renewal sector.
However, Rivarola appealed to the federal courts and requested to suspend the electoral schedule planned for 30 of August. His sector claims that they met the deadline granted to correct observations and questions that the Board applied different criteria among the lists. He also argues that irregularities in some candidates or departments should not have caused the total rejection of the slate.
The officialization strengthened Moisés' internal position and left Generación Valiente as the only list admitted by the party authority. Even so, the leadership cannot present itself as definitively consolidated while the appeal remains open. The confirmed result is the endorsement of the Electoral Board; the final word on the challenge and the continuity of the schedule now corresponds to federal courts.
