At dawn, the government and the Union por la Patria managed to vote in time on the integration of a key organization: the General Examination of the Nation (AGN). The control body consists of representatives of the Chamber of Deputies Monica Almadafrom Freedom Advances; Juan Forlonfor Kirchnerism; And Pamela CallettiAlly of the Governor of Salta, Gustavo Saenz.
Meanwhile, the three Senate representatives remain vacant.
The motion was introduced by the head of the libertarian bloc, Gabriel Bornoroniwho spoke immediately after the approval of the 2026 budget and the “Fiscal Innocence” project. It wasn’t an improvised move: the strategy had been agreed upon in advance with the room leader German Martinez. Together, the ruling party and Kirchnerism collected more than 180 wishes, a comfortable number to move forward without obstacles.
The appointments were approved with 186 votes in favour, no votes against and three abstentions. Pro, the UCR and the United Provinces withdrew from the premises not to acknowledge what they considered an institutional scandal.
The ruling party assumed the political costs, but showed foresight. He coordinated the vote once the legislation he considered priority was secured – the budget and “fiscal innocence” – which had been supported by Pro and other allies. With that goal achieved, he moved forward with another parliamentary lineup to a location he promised his partners last year.
With number and timing, The government advanced to the detriment of its allies and above all, it deepened the break with Mauricio Macriwho wanted to accommodate his former labor minister in the AGN, Jorge Triaca.
The head of the Macrista bloc in the House of Representatives, Cristian RitondoHe reacted harshly when the motion was read out. He claimed that the appointments of the AGN could not be discussed in extraordinary meetings if the issue was not included in the decree convening the executive. “Where does it say that a topic that is not in the decree can be discussed in extraordinary sessions? A swearing-in or the election of the chamber president can be discussed. That is unconstitutional,” he said. And he issued a direct warning, particularly addressed to the head of the body: Martin Menem: “This bloc, Pro, which supported it until recently, will go to court to have it declared unconstitutional.” It must be made clear that the lack of rules of conduct, respect and commitments made is the responsibility of La Libertad Avanza and the person who heads this Chamber.“.
Part of the radicalism also sought this place Mario Negribut after the poor electoral harvest, their room for maneuver was reduced to a minimum. Something similar happened with the former deputy Emilio MonzoAlly of Miguel Pichetto and the governors of the United Provinces, today increasingly distant from Javier Milei.
Third place in the AGN, meanwhile, was in the hands of non-Peronist governors close to the Casa Rosada. In particular, Sáenz from Salta, who supported the entire budget and managed to appoint Calletti to the body responsible for external control of the public administration.
From the left, Myriam Bregman He condemned the maneuver. “I haven’t heard anything about it, it wasn’t discussed in parliamentary work. They should have proposed a deviation from the regulations.
The libertarians’ warnings about negotiations muddied the debate in the room. Maximiliano Ferrarofrom the Civic Coalition, spoke of “transactions” of “unimaginable transversality and length.”
The vote was the final step in a move aimed at closing the majorities that allowed the government to approve a slashed budget and the “Fiscal Innocence” project, through which it seeks to keep dollars “under the mattress” and bolster reserves.
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