The first steps of congress In their new composition, they have shown that the ruling party made the mistake of allowing itself to be overwhelmed by fears.
In policy It is always advisable not to waste time, especially when there are recent victories that have led to an accumulation of power, as is the case now Argentina. But when this situation leads to anxiety, as is the case now Pink houseThis can lead to unnecessary and inappropriate defeats.
This appears to have happened in the first sessions of Congress October 26, 2025. Javier Milei had set himself three immediate goals to be achieved by December 30th. The date was determined by the natural schedule of extraordinary meetings. The idea was to take full advantage of the month of December, as January began, a month in which, despite the extraordinary meetings, the congress It would not work and activity would not resume until February, the third month of these sessions.
The government had three goals: the approval of the draft budget, which should be Milei’s first with the consent of Parliament; obtain approval Labor reformThis shows that the government, with the new Congress, was able to approve the reforms it sought. and finally, of lesser relevance, the sanctioning of the call “Tax Innocence” Law.“, allowing undeclared money to be regulated.
The first issue was the primary goal of the new national senator Patricia Bullrichwho is considered the spokesman for the executive branch in the upper house, was partly frustrated. The Commission’s office was preserved, which allows the plenary session of the camerabut only for treatment in the month of February. Then we have to look at the political conditions of the negotiations Governing party and oppositionin a chamber in which no force has a majority.
The fact that the labor reform will be passed at the end of December or February is not an issue significant changebut by making it politically clear that the aim was to impose the sanction before the end of the year, the government’s first move in Question of reforms was postponed in Congress. What the ruling party expected as a victory thus became a postponement.
As for them budgetthe problem was more complex. The project, which received a half-sanction in this case, includes two articles that the President rejects: those that establish compliance with the Laws provide funding for public education and health.
These are two articles that provide for the observance of two Projects which were approved by two-thirds of the members of both chambers weeks before the national election. Since then it has been executive has decided not to comply with these laws, leaving open an institutional conflict that needs to be resolved. This prevents the final approval of the first budget Milei before December 30th, as was his goal.
Regarding the project of Tax innocenceThis could be agreed, but it is a second-order goal and without the importance of the first two.
The government was preparing to claim three victories in the final days of extraordinary elections new congressthereby ushering in a new phase in the relationship with Parliament in which: a executive With a stronger electorate and more representatives in both chambers, he would make it Goals delay.
But it wasn’t like that. The composition of both Cameras It forces a negotiation in which parts of Peronism are the main actors. In this context, the disposition is the PRO, the radical Pro-Milei and even the deputies who answer to Elisa Carrió are not enough to reach the majority.
The Pink house He took the success of his first parliamentary votes for granted. To achieve this, he relied on the election victory and the ongoing negotiations, which were apparently in full swing. However, this was not the case. In the case of labor reform, he confused the obtaining of one Commission Office favorable with the advance of an immediate half sanction in the House of Lordswhich ultimately didn’t happen. Regarding the budget, it was not foreseen that, despite the rejection of the law, the two laws with the greatest economic content would be insisted on Vetoesthe Casa Rosada still doesn’t comply.
The president’s reaction appears to have once again brought the relationship with Congress into a situation of conflict. If the Senate were to ratify the approval of MPsMilei would be willing to veto his own budget. There is a difference here, because this time the president would have secured a third of one of them Cameras to hold it.
In general, Milei would finally be able to achieve his goals, but not in the allotted time and not without avoiding some more negotiations still outstanding. This underlines a feature of politics: there is always a need to learn and surprises are common. Arise Goals Too precise can cause normal events to turn into defeats, as happened now.
As the days go by, you’ll probably find that, despite the… triumph During elections, negotiations will be a valid and necessary tool for the government to obtain parliamentary sanctions. But it got off to a rocky start, and there’s a lesson to be learned here: Fear can turn expectations into defeatalthough these can be avoided with a little patience and more conversation Governorslike in this case.
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