The Fuerza Patria group demands that the election results be released by district rather than as a national total
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In the final stretch toward the general elections on October 26, the Fuerza Patria front decided to wage one of the most curious battles of the campaign: it submitted a document to the National Electoral Chamber (CNE) to demand that the National Electoral Directorate (DINE) not release the consolidated results at the national level.
Cámara Nacional Electoral
According to the legal representatives, the total sum of votes "lacks legal basis" and could "mislead the public." The request, signed by the Kirchnerist legal representatives Eduardo López Wesselhoefft, Patricia García Blanco, Eduardo Cergnul, and Agustina Vila, asks that only "district by district" data be published, without any kind of national aggregate.
"The upcoming election is a national district election and not a single-district one," the document states. "Therefore, any national consolidation of results is incorrect."
A complaint that complicates what is simple
Although Kirchnerism presents it as a gesture of transparency, we know well that it is a maneuver to dilute the political impact of the overall result. Meanwhile, La Libertad Avanza is competing in all 24 districts under a single party brand, while Peronism arrives divided: in 13 provinces with the Fuerza Patria label and in another 11 with local alliances that belong to the same political space, although under different names. If one looks at the ballots, it is easy to identify which political force they belong to.
Alianzas de Fuerza Patria en las provincias
In other words, the request seeks to hide a possible defeat at the polls in which the ruling party's votes would overwhelm a fragmented Peronism. Despite these ridiculous arguments, deep down we know that the name changes, but the ideas remain the same: the ones that have left the country stagnant for decades.
According to the document submitted, the simulation carried out by DINE last weekend showed "grouping criteria that they failed to explain," which "distorts the information."
A maneuver that seeks to consolidate the narrative
The submission also invokes Resolution No. 3/2017 of the Electoral Chamber, which warns about the need for clarity in dissemination mechanisms. However, the complaint seems more political than technical: it reflects the fear that Sunday's screen will show a decisive difference in favor of La Libertad Avanza.
The government replied calmly. DINE officials emphasized that the national dissemination has no legal effect—it is only informative—and that the procedure has been used for years "without causing confusion."
Ensayo provisorio que alarmó a Fuerza Patria
In simple terms: DINE counts the votes, it doesn't interpret them. Those who read the numbers are the citizens, the media, and the analysts. In that sense, hiding the national consolidation only weakens the transparency of the process.
Meanwhile, as the country prepares for a historic election day, Peronism once again demonstrates its obsession with controlling the narrative rather than its concern for establishing any proposal. This time, under the banner of "defending legality," it actually seeks to erase the evidence of its own political decline.
