Overview
- Sumar Universidad led the first round on June 9 with 37.06% and this week reached a programmatic agreement with Trayectoria y Renovación that brings Ismael Farrando into Gabriel Fidel’s camp for the June 23 runoff.
- Encuentro Plural, which finished second with 29.02%, secured the public endorsement of Proyecto Universidad Abierta and drew visible backing from peronist and kirchnerist university figures.
- The Fidel–Farrando pact lists concrete policy commitments including a defence of university autonomy, legal action to press for the Ley de Financiamiento Universitario, cross-cutting AI training, an integrated health system for the campus and stronger research and extension links.
- Both formulas held final campaign events on Friday before the electoral silence as they race to mobilize voters across students, faculty, graduates and support staff for the deciding ballot.
- The result on June 23 will set UNCuyo’s leadership for 2026–2030 and influence how the university pursues funding, provincial ties and relations with national political currents.