Nicolás Mayoraz: 'There's a caste pact between Pullaro and the provincial senators'

Just days before a  key election in the province of Santa Fe, Nicolás Mayoraz, national deputy for La Libertad Avanza and candidate for constitutional convention, spoke with La Derecha Diario about the strategic significance of this instance for the space led by President Javier Milei.

From his perspective, the constitutional reform represents a historic opportunity to end political privileges, reduce the size of the State, and redirect resources to sensitive areas such as security, health, and education.

In the interview, Mayoraz emphasizes that his space's proposal seeks to replicate in Santa Fe the changes that Milei is already pushing at the national level. Among the main axes, he highlights the elimination of the provincial Senate, the implementation of a unicameral legislature, and the saving of millions in public spending.

Additionally, he warns about what he considers destabilization maneuvers by the opposition and highlights the drop in homicide rates since the implementation of the Bandera plan. "This Sunday we decide if we want fewer taxes and more security or if we continue rewarding the caste," he states.

The full interview with Nicolás Mayoraz

Ares: What importance do the upcoming Sunday elections in Santa Fe have for La Libertad Avanza?

Mayoraz: The elections in Santa Fe represent the possibility of continuing to consolidate our space in one of the main districts of Argentina. Being able to strengthen President Javier Milei's ideas in this province. 

La Libertad Avanza is the only space that faces the same old ones. Today there is a caste pact between Pullaro and the provincial senators. 

This Sunday we are going to decide the central rules of our province, what taxes we want to pay, what we want the State to do and not do, how crime is punished and if we give or take away power and privileges from politicians. This is a real opportunity to bring to the province the changes that the president is implementing in the country:  low taxes, toughness on crime, and the end of political privileges.

We come to bring to Santa Fe the same changes and values that the president promotes: the end of privileges for a few, less State, fewer taxes, and more prosperity.

Ares: What do you consider to be the main problems of the  current provincial Constitution that justify the need for a reform?

Mayoraz: Our project is clear, to end political privileges. It proposes the elimination of the provincial Senate. The proposal aims to implement a  unicameral system of mixed representation, similar to other Argentine provinces like Córdoba and La Pampa. This change, according to the project's proponents, would allow for a  significant saving that could be allocated to key areas such as education, security, and health.

The elimination of the Santa Fe Senate seeks to break the concentration of power of the political caste. And it would allow us to save hundreds of millions of pesos a year. A saving in the operating expenses of the Legislature, equivalent to the acquisition of 300 ambulances, 1,500 patrol cars, or even the doubling of teacher salaries in a year.

Ares: Could you detail what structural changes La Libertad Avanza proposes to reform and how they will directly impact the day-to-day of the province?

Mayoraz: Our project not only focuses on legislative restructuring but also on the redistribution of resources currently allocated to the provincial Senate.
The saved funds could be used to hire 6,150 additional police officers per calendar year, increase the number of prosecutors, or increase the budget allocated to the judicial system. The Senate's budget today is less than a tenth of what is spent on these essential areas.

Currently, the Santa Fe Legislature has 69 legislators, including senators and deputies. The proposal contemplates maintaining a similar number, as long as adequate proportional representation is guaranteed. Even the total number of legislators should not be less than 60, as this could generate disproportionate representation in the departments.

Fewer taxes, less State, more resources for the good people of Santa Fe.

Ares: What do you think about the creation of an investigative commission to question Francos, Caputo, and Cúneo Libarona about the LIBRA case?

Mayoraz: The opposition can't hide the circus they are putting on. It's unfortunate. 
It's what Peronism and Kirchnerism always do when they are in opposition, destabilize. 
   
Ares: How much has changed in terms of security in the province of Santa Fe since the implementation of the Bandera plan?

Mayoraz: Santa Fe and Rosario have returned to living in peace. There was a 70 percent drop in homicides last year and a 30 percent drop so far this year. We are putting this province in order, after the neglect it suffered at the hands of Kirchnerism.

Ares: Considering the recent setbacks in Congress against Milei's administration, what importance do you assign to the midterm legislative elections?

Mayoraz: It is the most important midterm election since the return of democracy to date. We have the opportunity to ensure a serious change, like the one our president Milei is making, or to return to the same old policies that sank Argentina.