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Study: Scrapping PASO primaries saved just US$9.5 million

Today 12:50 Study by Fundación Éforo determines that state saved only US$9.5 million last year by suspending last year’s PASO primaries.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei’s allied governors open door to suspension of PASO primaries

08-07-2026 17:55 Government is seeking support to advance with its electoral reform push ahead of next voting cycle; Senate to have final say on potential suspension of compulsory primaries.

INTERVIEW / MODO FONTEVECCHIA

Andrés Gil Domínguez: ‘Eliminating the PASO primaries would strip opposition of tool to unify’

07-07-2026 05:15 Constitutional lawyer analyses the possible elimination or suspension of the PASO primaries in Argentina, arguing that its possible reform or repeal responds more to political strategy than institutional improvement.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Santilli's first test: Casa Rosada short of votes to scrap PASO primaries

06-07-2026 09:34 Milei’s new Cabinet chief must negotiate with governors and opposition caucuses over controversial reform that would eliminate compulsory primaries.

POLITICS

Milei moves to eliminate PASO primaries in election reform push

23-04-2026 15:48 President announces electoral reform: elimination of PASO primaries, changes in campaign funding and introduction of ‘Ficha Limpia’ rule.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Dealing with taxes, eliminating the PASO primaries – Milei’s agenda for coming months

25-02-2026 13:01 La Libertad Avanza believes that there is more than enough margin to continue implementing changes which they describe as “structural.”

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Senate suspends primary vote in reprieve for Milei

20-02-2025 23:49 Senate backs move to suspend primary elections for this year’s midterm vote, handing President Javier Milei a welcome political victory.

CONGRESS & POLITICS

Boost for Milei as Senate backs suspension of PASO primaries

20-02-2025 23:46 Milei administration wins support to approve a bill to eliminate PASO primaries for this year’s elections; Victory for government in middle of crypto scandal.

by James Grainger

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Primaries (time and) Again Serve Oppositions

15-02-2025 06:05 Introduced little more than 15 years ago for less than noble reasons and widely rejected today as a waste of time and money, the PASO primaries will not be missed by many.

by Michael Soltys

News of paso primaries

Study: Scrapping PASO primaries saved just US$9.5 million

Milei’s allied governors open door to suspension of PASO primaries

Andrés Gil Domínguez: ‘Eliminating the PASO primaries would strip opposition of tool to unify’

Santilli's first test: Casa Rosada short of votes to scrap PASO primaries

Milei moves to eliminate PASO primaries in election reform push

Dealing with taxes, eliminating the PASO primaries – Milei’s agenda for coming months

Senate suspends primary vote in reprieve for Milei

Boost for Milei as Senate backs suspension of PASO primaries

Primaries (time and) Again Serve Oppositions

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