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Jujuy
The governor of Jujuy rejected eliminating the primaries, while leaving open the possibility of a suspension. His position adds pressure to the electoral reform pushed by the Casa Rosada.
World
Bolivia's government will keep gasoline, diesel, CNG, LPG and aviation fuel prices unchanged for 12 months. After that, a new formula will incorporate the international oil price, the average exchange rate and an adjustment factor.
World
New U.S. strikes and Iranian reprisals against Gulf bases disrupt maritime traffic, pressure oil prices and leave a barely opened negotiation channel in suspense.
San Juan
Emilio Achem said the province climbed from the next-to-last position to seventh place nationally in teacher salaries. Negotiations with UDAP, UDA and AMET remain open, with an offer of 3% in August, 3% in October and improvements in connectivity, the teacher scale and remote-area supplements.
Mendoza
Alfredo Cornejo said Mendoza will keep the open, simultaneous and mandatory primaries for the provincial electoral calendar. The statement clears doubts over a possible suspension and marks a difference from the national debate on electoral rules.
National
The European Parliament rejected a change that classified soybeans as a high environmental-risk crop. The government and Ciara-CEC welcomed the decision because it preserves a key market for biodiesel and industrial soybean oil.
Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands
The Río Grande branch of the Metalworkers' Union declared maximum alert after confirming dismissals of permanent workers at Mirgor. The union warned that the conflict could escalate and put 300 jobs at risk.
Salta
The provincial programme seeks to organise a long-term agenda based on mining, energy transition, logistics infrastructure and social licence. The Capricorn Bioceanic Corridor appears as a key link between the Puna and Pacific ports.
Chubut
The legislature ratified the agreement, which includes an extraordinary 25-million-dollar payment, the transfer of assets to the province and a specific framework for their use in Comodoro Rivadavia.
National
Diego Santilli is promoting a strategy to eliminate the primaries and allow provincial forces to link their legislative lists to Javier Milei's presidential ticket under the Single Paper Ballot system.
National
The Buenos Aires governor left open the possibility of fielding his own candidates if no internal agreement is reached and again called for a political definition capable of building a national alternative for 2027.
San Juan
The former senator called for new leadership in the provincial Justicialist Party, criticised Sergio Uñac and said Axel Kicillof is better placed to represent the movement nationally.
La Pampa
Manuel Feito said the creation of the new party does not represent an ideological break with Peronism, although it does reflect a decision to build outside the current structure of La Pampa's Justicialist Party.
