The province of San Juan will have the governorship for elections this Sunday, after the electoral calendar was postponed as a result of the decision of the Supreme Court to prohibit Governor Sergio Uñac from going for a new term. Nearly 600,000 voters are qualified.
In May, the people of San Juan elected local offices when Peronism prevailed in the vast majority of the districts, except in the provincial capital.
With an electoral law similar to the “motto law” format established by the provincial Legislature in December 2021, the ruling party candidates are Rubén Uñac, brother of the governor who was forced to be a candidate, and José Luis Gioja, the stainless ex-governor , who seeks to return to the governorship.
While Together for Change presents four candidates. A priori, the most competitive is Marcelo Orrego. Marcelo Arancibia, Sergio Vallejos and Eduardo Cáceres are also listed.
The candidate Agustín Ramírez is aligned with Javier Milei.
The decision that the governor was forced to make by anointing his brother Rubén, as a candidate, raises questions and leaves an open end in a province in which JxC won the midterm elections.
In the provincial government there were complaints until the last moment about the decision of the CSJN, which they describe as an “interference” not only with Peronism, but throughout the province. Rubén Uñac is currently a senator, but at the same time the main political partner of his brother. “He is the best candidate,” he summarized before PROFILE.
The motto system guarantees that all the votes of Peronism come together in the most voted formula. However, the tension in local Peronism is undeniable. On August 13, the current governor will compete in the PASO for a national senatorial position against Juan Carlos Gioja, brother of José Luis.
For its part, JxC is excited that the wear and tear of the ruling party that has governed for decades helps them to give the bump.
