After the 127 elected representatives were sworn in in October, Martin Menem should start identifying the offices of legislators who enter the House of Representatives Before moving forward with the agenda of the special sessions, which is already generating tensions with the government’s allies.
Parliament had promoted a protocol whereby MPs whose term ends on December 10 would hand over their offices under warning. In parallel, he ordered changing the locks of some offices to prevent any transfer attempt without the approval of the Council Presidency.
But the first crisis broke out this week over the issue of missionaries when Menem discovered this Pamela Verasay of Mendoza, the new president of the UCR bloc, settled in the offices occupied by Rodrigo de Loredo of Córdoba.who leaves Congress.
There was a call from Menem’s family to vacate the office because, as expected, ClarionMenem’s intention is for the ground traditionally occupied by radicalism to remain in the hands of La Libertad Avanza.
The original plan is that Di Loredo’s office, formerly occupied by Mario Negri of Cordoba and whose entrance has a plaque on the door commemorating Cesare “Chacho” Yaroslavsky, is dedicated to Gabriele Bornoronihead of the ruling party. There are three offices. One serves as a reception room, another as a meeting room and the third is occupied by the legislator.
At the discussion table was where the Mendoza representative responding to the governor should end up. Alfredo Cornejo. Within the ruling party, they offered the option of asking Karina Banfi to leave her position to the head of extremism, as the MP from Bahía Blanca decided to leave the bloc.
The dispute will be over an office overlooking Plaza Congreso, large windows and task lighting, on the second floor of the Legislative Palace. However, this option is complicated because Banfi has a mandate until 2027.
But the real estate problem is not the only one that worries Menem, there is another, more complex problem. It turns out that there are 23 secretaries in the Radical Bloc compared to 7 deputies, a legacy left when the USSR had more than 40 seats.
Parliamentary sources do not rule out the possibility of making it available if it is not accepted by legislators from other spheres. Meanwhile, the ruling party is expected to work on a project to limit the number of advisors and temporary staff. So far, 4 temporary advisors and 2 permanent advisors have been allowed.
The fact is that the struggle for the presidency of the UCR is added to this The Liberals will also pass the fifth floor extremities in the Congressional Annex that has been used for caucus meetings.
Menem’s intention is for LLA meetings to be held in those offices starting from December 10, as they have so far been held in the White Room, which is located on the ground floor of the Legislative Palace and which usually leaves them exposed to all internal discussion.
At the same time, the elegant office used by Julio Cobos of Mendoza as third vice-president of the Chamber, also located on the second floor, will be transferred to his compatriot and former Defense Minister Luis Petri, who was elected second vice-president of the Chamber.
It remains to be determined what will happen to the position he held Silvia Lospinatowho had an important office on the third floor, but is leaving it to move to the Legislative Council in Buenos Aires, and another office for Maria Eugenia Vidal Which overlooks the Combate de los Pozos. Menem’s intention is for this furniture to continue inside the PRO building, so Christian Ritondo.
The Rioja native also has no intention of advancing in the offices held by Peronism. For this reason, it is expected that the office that used to belong to Eduardo Tonioli from Santa Fe (Movimiento Evita) will be left to Juan Grabois, who they trust to have a good dialogue with Menem.
Therefore, the building managed by German Martinez will also retain the office occupied by Carlos Heller, on the third floor, facing Rivadavia Street. Nestor Kirchner’s room will be respected.
The position that is still within Menem’s sights is the one held by Oscar Zago since he assumed the presidency of the ruling bloc. The current Deputy Ministry of Defense had already offered to return the key to the furniture, but the offer has not been accepted yet. There will certainly be a new report on the dispute over shipments.