Insfrán is aiming for a record 40 years as governor and is expected to face no new legal challenges.

Gildo Insfrán is 74 years old. He turned 74 on January 19th. In December, he'll celebrate another significant anniversary: ​​30 uninterrupted years as governor of Formosa . He took office in 1995, at just 44, and has since been re-elected seven times. Prior to that, he had pre-termed for two terms as vice-provincial.

If all goes as expected, he could extend his record and serve a term in office until 2035. By then, he'd be 84 years old and have served as governor for 40 years. Why, the Supreme Court hasn't set a time limit for him?

Yes, but what the Supreme Court did was declare indefinite reelection unconstitutional, and now Insfrán could add two more terms with a new local constitution.

It seems the same, but it isn't: the candidate from Formosa would rely on a new rule that establishes a limit, as requested by the Court, and, most importantly for him, he would already have judicial indications that he could run for office in 2027 and eventually in 2031.

Insfrán consulted with a prominent constitutionalist from the Círculo Rojo party and, like leaders from other provinces and other parties, he would apply a traditional and customary political trick: we modify the law, but the change applies from now on as if the past never existed.

For example, the mayors of the province of Buenos Aires agreed to some of this in order to be reelected in 2023. Since they have no more words to interpret by 2027, they are simply lying in wait for the opportunity to reinstate indefinite reelection to their positions.

Buenos Aires legislators took a first step in the Senate last week to reinstate this rule regarding their own positions and those of municipal councilors. It is unclear whether the move will pass muster in the House of Representatives or whether mayors will be able to join a second chapter.

All caste movements that explain why unexpected leaders and outsiders like Javier Milei emerge.