Elections in Jujuy, Misiones and La Rioja: who are the candidates and what is at stake

2023-05-07 19:43:00

After the opening of the electoral year by Río Negro and Neuquén, with the surprising result that ended the six-decade hegemony in power of the Neuquén Popular Movement, the second batch in the elections will take place in Jujuy, Misiones and La Rioja next Sunday May 7th.

In the three provinces that add up to almost two million voters will go to the polls to elect governor and lieutenant governor, among other local officials. These elections, where there will be no runoff, they mark different realities with the UCR, the Renewing Front for Harmony and the Frente de Todos ruling, in all cases with high chances of revalidation. The second main course of May will be a week later, on Sunday the 14th, where La Pampa, Salta, San Juan, Tucumán and Tierra del Fuego will have general elections.

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Jujuy

Instead of Gerardo Morales (left) Carlos Sadir (right), a man close to acting as governor, will present himself.

In addition to electing governor and vice president, in the northernmost province of the country, the members of the unicameral Legislature, which has 48 seats and is renewed by halves, every two years. In this case, unlike other provinces, legislators are elected by single district. In addition to this, they will vote mayors and some municipalities will renew councilors y members of their commissions.

The current governor and presidential candidate for the UCR in Together for Change, Gerardo Morales, will not be able to seek his re-election because he ruled for two consecutive terms. For this reason, the official will try to make his political strength, the Front Cambia Jujuycontinue in power after eight years under the candidacy of the current provincial finance minister, Charles Sadir. The man close to Morales will be accompanied in the formula by Alberto Bernis, provincial deputy since 2005 and current president of the pro-government bloc.

For its part, Peronism arrives at the elections divided into three ballots: the Justicialista Front, Jujuy Has a Future, and Unity for Jujuy. The list of Justicialist Front It is headed by the former provincial and national deputy, Ruben Rivarola; while the pro-government deputy Carolina Moisés is running for lieutenant governor. Jujuy Has a Future placed the Peronist leader and former rector of the National University of Jujuy (UNJu), Rodolfo Tecchi, as a candidate. In the case of Unit for Jujuythe ballot is made up of the provincial deputy John Cardozo. Originally, Senator Guillermo Snopek, one of the legislators who separated from the ruling party in the Upper House to form the Federal Unit block, had appeared in his place, but he was challenged since he is Morales’s brother-in-law.

He left frontwho had favorable numbers in the last elections, will appear with the union leader and deputy Alexander Vilca. Libertarians, who do not have the support of Milei, run with the list VIA+headed by the former mayor of Perico, Luciano Demarco. for the party Labor Policy Presents itself Iñaki Aldasoro.

Added to this, 48 conventional constituents will be elected for a partial reform of the provincial Magna Carta. Morales, who expanded the Supreme Court of Justice to have his own automatic majority, will lead that ballot for the local ruling party. The modification will reach 17 articles, among which are setting a limit of two consecutive terms to the mandates of the governors, limiting roadblocks, prohibiting pardons for those who commit serious intentional crimes and the reinforcement of some individual liberties.

The Rioja

Ricardo Quintela will seek re-election and maintain the hegemony of the PJ in the province.

Ricardo Quintela, current governor, will seek re-election under the Frente de Todos ticket. Since 1983 the Justicialista Party has been in provincial power. Quintela will be accompanied by the provincial deputy for the capital of La Rioja, Teresita Madera. The capital of the province is a key region, since it gathers 60% of the electoral register.

The opposition list will be headed by the macrista Philip Alvarezwho will be accompanied by the deputy mayor of the Rioja capital, the radical Guillermo Galván.

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For his part, liberalism is presented in two formulas. One of them is headed by the provincial deputy Martin Menem, nephew of the former president, along with Carolina Moreno, a list that has the support of Milei. On the other hand, under the wing of Espert, will be presented Christian Corso, president of the local UCedé. He left front has a single applicant, the feminist and teacher reference Carolina Gaoycochea.

In addition to the elections for the local executive, La Rioja will also elect provincial deputies in eleven departmentsas well as mayors and councilors in all departments. As in Jujuy, constituent conventions will be voted (in this case, 36), to carry out a reform of the provincial Constitution that proposes, among other measures, limiting re-election; gender parity in elective positions; the constitutional consecration of the rights to water, energy, Internet connectivity and food sovereignty, and updating of powers and attributions in the Judiciary.

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Missions

The pro-government Frente Renovador de la Concordia will put into play the hegemony in the executive that it has maintained since the creation of the space in 2003. The candidate will be Hugo Passalacqua, who was governor during the period 2015-2019, and will be accompanied by the provincial deputy Lucas Romero. The current local president, Oscar Herrera Ahuad, will head the list of provincial deputies. Although the party maintains its independence at the provincial level, it was an ally during the Kirchner administration.

By the opposition will be presented by Together for Change the national deputy of the UCR, Martin Arjol. The vice candidate will be Natalia Dörper.

Hugo Passalacqua will present himself for the Frente Renovador de la Concordia, which has been in power since 2003.

The Frente de Todos will be represented by two spaces: the broad front y Everyone’s Strength. The first will lead as a candidate for governor the former national deputy and current legislator of Parlasur, Julia Perie; while the second (list more identified with Kirchnerism) is headed by the leader of the Agrarian and Social Party, Isaac Languagewho will be accompanied by Santiago Mansilla.

He Labor Party will be presented with Virginia Villanueva as a candidate. Milei’s libertarians, under space Integration and Militancywill be headed by Nymph Alvarenga. The last two spaces are the Democratic Partycon Jorge Pelinskiy For Life and Valuescon Débora Mangone.

Added to this, Misiones will choose 20 titular provincial deputies and 7 substitutesas well as municipal authorities in the 78 parties of the province.

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