Overview
- National deputy Gisela Scaglia filed a revised bill that would block people with confirmed convictions for serious crimes from running for national office.
- The proposal updates the Political Parties Law and covers corruption, fraud against the state, money laundering, trafficking, narcotics offenses, crimes against life and physical integrity, and attacks on the constitutional order.
- Ineligibility would begin once a conviction is confirmed by an appeals court, apply even without a final ruling, and last through the sentence and up to ten additional years.
- The bill assigns the Electoral Justice to vet candidates and directs the National Recidivism Registry to keep a public, up‑to‑date list of covered convictions.
- The push follows a 2025 Senate rejection by one vote, draws on Santa Fe’s precedent and a 490,000‑signature campaign, and arrives as other opposition blocs prepare their own versions.