President of Argentina announced that he will send the bill to Congress this Wednesday (April 22)
The president of Argentina, (La Libertad Avanza, right), used his profile on X on Tuesday (April 21, 2026) to declare that mandatory primary elections should be eliminated.
In the publication, Milei stated: “No more forcing Argentines to pay for the elite’s internal elections. No more politics that live off their money. The corrupt are gone forever”.
According to the Argentine president, the proposal aims to eliminate Paso (Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primaries) — as primary elections are called in the country.
In February 2025, the government of . At the time, he argued that they no longer fulfilled their initial objective and had become a “expensive research” financed by the State.
The project that the Argentine president must send to Congress this Wednesday (April 22, 2026) also foresees changes in campaign financing and the creation of a rule similar to , prohibiting those convicted in the second instance for corruption from being candidates.
Since the end of 2025, Milei’s party has held around 40% of the seats in the Chamber and 21 of the 72 senators. This configuration has facilitated the approval of the Argentine president’s proposals, such as aea for 14 years.
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