The governor of Mendoza, Alfredo Cornejo, announced the submission of a project to reform the provincial Constitution and formally incorporate municipal autonomy for the 18 departments.
The initiative seeks to provide a clear legal framework, avoid arbitrariness and strengthen institutionality, in line with a vision of order and predictability in public management.
A reform to provide clarity and legal certainty
,Cornejo explained that the objective is to enshrine in the Constitution a principle that, as he argued, already
exists in practice.“We believe that they have autonomy, but we are going to enshrine it in the Constitution,” he said.
The project will be sent to the Legislature and will focus on a single article that formally recognizes this autonomy in all municipalities.
Stopping weak institutional maneuvers
The governor was especially critical of the process promoted in San Rafael, which he described as “institutionally
weak”.He questioned that the call for a municipal constituent did not meet basic requirements, such as the necessary two-thirds or publication in the Official Gazette.
In addition, he pointed to low citizen participation as evidence of a lack of legitimacy.
Conflict of Powers: Justice Intervention
In parallel, legislative authorities such as Hebe Casado and Andrés Lombardi moved forward with a presentation before
the Supreme Court.The proposal aims to resolve a conflict of powers and stop the process in San Rafael.
According to Cornejo, any modification of this type must go through the Legislature, respecting constitutional mechanisms.
Autonomy, but with clear limits
The project not only recognizes municipal autonomy, but also establishes concrete limits.
