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Mendoza
The party congress failed to reform its charter or disciplinary tribunal and opened another dispute over ten members who ran outside the PJ. One faction says three-year disqualifications are final; the Kirchner wing argues that eight appeals admitted in May suspended their effects.
San Juan
Judges, lawyers and officials are debating whether council members should publish each vote and its reasons when selecting judicial shortlists. Proposals also include streamed interviews, public scores and additional assessments. Minister Laura Palma defends the collegiate process and notes that the final choice belongs to the legislature.
National
Axel Kicillof and Máximo Kirchner have identified May 2027 as the moment to organize candidacies and competition rules. The discussion depends on a possible suspension of the national primaries and also covers the Buenos Aires succession, the election timetable and other institutional agreements.
Buenos Aires
The national launch of Movimiento Derecho al Futuro, opposition leaders' tours and a September poll revived a strategic debate: whether bringing together rejection of Javier Milei is enough, or whether the opposition must first agree on a common programme, electoral identity and internal rules.
Salta
Party members challenged the publication timetable, closure of the register and use of a single polling station for the whole province. Lawyer Oscar Rocha Alfaro says the process began on July 8 but appeared in the Official Gazette eight days later; no judicial decision has yet been issued.
Santa Cruz
Decree 0915/2026 authorised a transaction involving private land on the Magallanes Peninsula. The provincial government says it is a private sale; critics are requesting the full file, corporate ownership chain, environmental permits and an assessment of compliance with provincial and national rules.
Santiago del Estero
Governor Elías Suárez inaugurated the Frías Judicial Center with provincial and judicial authorities. The complex will bring together offices that previously operated separately and seeks to improve workflows, staff conditions and access for residents, lawyers and communities across the surrounding area.
Santa Fe
Eight provincial lawmakers filed a declaration against the national bill and called for changes to pension funding, investment, transport and social policies. Their document calculates a 33.5% real decline in projects for Santa Fe and questions transfers of responsibility without additional resources.
Buenos Aires
The PRO mayor confirmed he will seek a second term in 2027, but will delay a formal launch while the provincial alliance with La Libertad Avanza is negotiated. Tensions in the City Council and the 2025 electoral setback shape his strategy.
National
The October 20 election will renew four seats for four-year terms. La Libertad Avanza will field its first slate, while Peronist and Radical sectors arrive divided among groups combining party support, professional bar associations and figures from the judicial system.
National
The former cabinet chief's defense answered twenty points raised by prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita in an alleged illicit-enrichment case. It attributed more than US$500,000 in cash to earlier bitcoin transactions and addressed accounting differences, a house purchase and subsequent renovations.
Entre Ríos
Eduardo Beswick did not file a slate for the October 3 party election, leaving Ignacio Cabrera as the only option. The new vote had been ordered after a court annulled the 2025 contest over discrepancies between envelopes, voter signatures and missing documentation.
Neuquén
Luis Sagaseta, head of the body that decides alliances, wants PJ candidates for governor, lawmakers and mayors in all 52 municipalities in 2027. The stance challenges the party sector close to Rolando Figueroa and reopens a split dating from the 2023 provincial election.
Santa Fe
The former provincial lawmaker will decide between October and November whether to seek the mayoralty in 2027. His group is talking with more than ten sectors, ranging from Peronist organisations to unions, social movements and centre-left forces, as the local PJ begins to shape an unsettled primary.
Buenos Aires
The Buenos Aires governor completed a twelve-hour visit, signed agreements on security, productive development and agriculture, and toured technology and yerba mate institutions. His meeting with Hugo Passalacqua added a new image to Kicillof's federal outreach and revealed shared criticism of national economic policy.
Córdoba
Candelaria de la Sota launched the audiovisual project “Tomar la posta” in Buenos Aires before national and Córdoba political figures, with Martín Llaryora attending. Natalia de la Sota held a separate tribute in Río Cuarto. The parallel events renewed debate over their paths, alliances and positions within provincial Peronism.
