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Argentina Proposes Electoral Reform to Cut Costs and Boost Transparency

4/23/2026

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Argentina's government introduced an electoral reform bill to reduce costs and boost transparency.
President Javier Milei of Argentina seeks to eliminate mandatory primary elections, calling them a failed experiment.
The 2023 primaries cost about 45 billion Argentine pesos ($32.7 million) and did not resolve significant internal disputes.
The bill would raise party-formation thresholds, ban convicted candidates, and restrict funding sources.

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Story summary

Argentina's government introduced an electoral reform bill to reduce costs and boost transparency.
President Javier Milei of Argentina seeks to eliminate mandatory primary elections, calling them a failed experiment.
The 2023 primaries cost about 45 billion Argentine pesos ($32.7 million) and did not resolve significant internal disputes.
The bill would raise party-formation thresholds, ban convicted candidates, and restrict funding sources.