Confirmation of the provincial election for May 9, 2027 brought Tucumán's political contest forward and forced the opposition to reorganise its timetable. La Libertad Avanza national deputy Soledad Molinuevo attributed Governor Osvaldo Jaldo's decision to a strategy by the governing force. Although she knew of rumours about an earlier vote, she said she had not expected the call to become official so quickly.
Molinuevo said the calendar change required an institutional explanation of its benefits for Tucumán residents and argued that no such justification was offered. After the election decree, she considered Jaldo already to be campaigning and called on him to focus on his role as governor. Her criticism does not dispute that the date exists; it challenges the political motivation and the way the decision was communicated.
The decision also shortened La Libertad Avanza's time, although the deputy said her party would not define candidacies hastily. Its objective is to build a broad opposition alliance with PRO and leaders of the Radical Civic Union willing to join. Molinuevo argued that running separately would favour the government and called for an organisation that brings together those seeking to remove it.
That openness coexists with internal tension. Mariano Campero sits in La Libertad Avanza's bloc in the Chamber of Deputies but retains his own party in Tucumán and has expressed gubernatorial ambitions. Molinuevo said the libertarian space already supports a candidate, though it has not made the name official, and distinguished leaders willing to contribute from those who arrive with a personal candidacy as a condition.
The deputy connected the electoral project with her visits across the provincial interior. She described communities without adequate services, facing mud, a lack of sewers and conditions that, in her view, produce resignation. She also criticised reliance on public funds and aid mechanisms administered by local delegates. From that assessment, she said public frustration could strengthen an opposition more competitive than in previous years.
In August, La Libertad Avanza plans to present a platform prepared by professionals from different fields, with proposals on health, education, production and tourism. Molinuevo described it as a plan for the next thirty years and linked development to reducing the state's weight and increasing private investment. The launch will be the first concrete test of turning territorial criticism into a provincial programme.
Molinuevo concluded by defending Javier Milei's course and rejecting polls showing erosion in presidential support. She acknowledged that economic difficulties remain but said voters do not want to return to the previous model. The timetable is already in force; the next milestones are the August platform launch, selection of the libertarian candidate and negotiations with PRO and Radical sectors to reach May 9, 2027 together.
