United Provinces It is the third block in the Chamber of DeputiesHowever, there are two key leaks that could tip the scales in favor of the national government for tax and labor reforms. The Corrientes Gustavo Valdes and the Santacruceño Claudio Vidal They kicked the governor’s council and cut themselves. What was negotiated?
The magic number Milei needs to get is 129That is the number of votes the government needs to get in the House of Commons to push through and pass the reforms it wants to implement next year Budget 2026 in an extraordinary way.
In this sense, although the 95 Libertarian MPs They would not be able to consolidate a final victory, the provincial legislature would be the key to success.
As El Cronista previously reported, United Provincesthe group of governors of Cordoba, Santa Fe, Santa Cruz, Chubut, Corrientes and Jujuy have managed to exceed their expectations.
Despite the repeated occasions when voices came close Claudio Vidal They had assured in dialogue with this medium that the president would join the bloc after the end of the elections, but this did not materialize.
The Santa Cruz native lost in his province and the libertarian victory in the country forced him to reconsider his position. Although a libertarian victory, especially on issues of economic policy and international relations, is the least comfortable for the Patagonian president.
Vidal met with just a few days ago Luis Caputo in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, where there was an agreement to push forward the gradual reduction of withholding taxes on conventional oil exports. The governor’s main concerns are Carbon deposits on the Río Turbio, YPF and the maintenance of the dams.
Nevertheless, Vidal did not add his deputy José Luis Garrido to the United Provinces and formed an alliance with the PRO and the Radicals.
This will be one of the areas that Javier Milei will have to agree to in the Chamber of Deputies. Gustavo Valdés from Corrientes, who brought his deputy to the official bench of the UCR, will also be there. The former governor plans to run for president of the party this month and this would be a sign in that regard.
Javier Milei will also have to have a dialogue with the blocks Federal innovation, independence, I choose Catamarca and production and work. With the governors of Tucumán, Misiones, Catamarca and San Juan.
Vidal’s problems
The departure of Guillermo Franco An inner open sky emerged between the wings Karina Milei and the wing Santiago Caputo within the national government. However, it also caused mixed feelings Claudio Vidal that he was able to manage important Chinese investments in his province through the official.
The YPF’s withdrawal from the mature basins maintained by the province again caused a problem.
The Chief of Staff had succeeded in facilitating an agreement to establish the Transitional Union of Enterprises (UTE)consisting of China Gezhouba Group, Eling energy And Hydrocuyo. It had launched a private competition to buy cement for more than $21 million.
The material should be used from March 2026 Reactivation of the works of the hydroelectric complex on the Santa Cruz River, in particular the Jorge Cepernic dam.
“A memorandum of understanding was signed in July. This allowed us to lay the foundation for agreements and tasks to be carried out throughout the contractual relationship and enable normalization of the contract. This memo took about 90 working days, An extension took place at the end of October and various agreements are being made, which in turn bring with them different solution challenges, but make it possible to open the panorama a little for reactivation,” explained voices close to Claudio Vidal.
With that in mind, they explained it From the nation’s perspective, “they have taken measures to reactivate” and everything indicates that this will be the case if “nothing strange happens.”
“It is a relentless request of the Governor in every session. And it will remain so until the works are resumed. We believe it will be so in the coming months,” they concluded.
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