Overview
- Vice president Marcos Pereda formally entered the race with the Renovación con Unidad ticket, naming Santos Zuberbühler as his running mate for the September internal election.
- Pereda cast his platform around renewal and strict enforcement of the three-term limit, criticized the current leadership, and said he will remain in his post during the campaign.
- President Nicolás Pino defended his record, citing financial recovery, territorial outreach and ongoing projects, and said he is weighing a new term at the request of members.
- The central dispute turns on the 2023 statute: Pino’s supporters count the current period as the first under the new rules, while opponents argue a fresh bid would be a barred fourth consecutive term.
- Factional strains have grown over complaints about a troubled digitalization project, and a letter reported to have roughly 120 signatures urged alternation, pointing to a tense contest in the influential 3,000‑member association.