Argentina
Raúl Jalil will not seek another term in Catamarca and conditions his support on eliminating the PASO
According to Infobae, the governor decided not to run for reelection and is aiming to back Gustavo Saadi for 2027. At the same time, he is keeping his support for the reform promoted by Casa Rosada on hold until an agreement on subsidies for warm regions advances and there is broader consensus among governors.
The governor of Catamarca, Raúl Jalil, has decided not to run for another term at the head of the province, according to what was reported by Infobae. The decision clears the way for the candidacy of the current mayor of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Gustavo Saadi, within the provincial Peronist movement, as part of a political understanding with former governor Lucía Corpacci.
According to that outlet, Casa Rosada had expected Jalil to move toward another candidacy, in a context of good relations with the national government. However, the provincial leader would have opted not to pursue a legal interpretation that would have enabled him to do so and to avoid a possible judicial dispute over his continuity.
Infobae noted that Jalil presents this decision as part of a generational смена within Catamarca’s Peronism, following Corpacci’s two terms and his own two terms. In that framework, Saadi emerges as the chosen figure to contest the governorship in 2027.
The political decision coexists with another negotiating front: support for eliminating the PASO. Still according to Infobae, Jalil has already publicly expressed his rejection of the primaries, but for now he is keeping his parliamentary support for the national government’s initiative on hold.
According to that account, the governor conditions that position on two points: that Casa Rosada advances with the subsidy scheme for warm regions and that there is broader agreement among governors to support the political reform. The proposal includes a negotiation linked to the reduction of gas subsidies in cold regions and to raising the caps on subsidized electricity consumption in warm regions.
In addition, Catamarca will renew its seats in the Senate this year. Infobae indicated that the top spot on the Justicialist list would be for Jalil, while the second could go to Lucía Corpacci. In that scenario, the discussion also intersects with the relationship between the Catamarca governor, the national Peronist movement and Casa Rosada.
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