Overview

• Senator Duilio Pezzutti officially left the Justicialist Party (PJ) bloc after being sanctioned and barred from running for office under the party for five years.
• The PJ’s local Disciplinary Tribunal imposed the sanction following a complaint by 173 affiliates, including Maipú Mayor Matías Stevanato, who accused Pezzutti of violating party norms.
• Pezzutti claims the sanction is a politically motivated effort to block his 2027 mayoral bid in Maipú, alleging interference by Stevanato and his allies.
• In response, Pezzutti announced the formation of a new legislative bloc, 'Podemos, Encuentro Peronista,' and plans to establish a departmental party to contest future elections.
• PJ leadership, including Germán Gómez, defended the sanction, emphasizing the importance of party discipline and criticizing Pezzutti’s history of public disputes.