Senate-elected lawmakers were sworn in in October and Thus began the process of renewal that will give more strength to La Libertad Avanza (LLA), Now under the leadership of Patricia Bullrich, who must now resolve the situation of Lorena Villaverde of Río Negro, the only one unable to take office and who has temporarily left the ruling party with one seat less.
The Senate swore in elected legislators in October, thus beginning a renewal that will give more power to La Libertad Avanza (LLA). Now under the leadership of Patricia Bullrich, who must now solve the problem of Lorena Villaverde from Rio Negro.the only one he could not take and which temporarily left the ruling party with one less seat.
During the session, the Chairman of the Council of Advisors Victoria Villarroel, sworn in 23 out of 24 senators Because the ruling party agreed to return Villaverde’s “diploma” to the Constitutional Affairs Committee because he did not have a majority to support his appointment after he was challenged by Peronism due to his alleged drug ties.
This forced decision also helped to lighten the atmosphere of the swearing-in session, which was followed from one of the guest rooms by the Secretary General of the Presidency, Karina Miley, the Chief of Staff, Manuel Adorni, and the Minister of the Interior, Diego Santelli, who sat together to watch the session from the stands.
In the previous hours there was a short circuit with Casa Rosada due to this location. According to what the media has learned, Karina told Miley Bullrich the night before that she wanted a box. The new cluster president conveyed the request to Villarroel, Who would have been upset by a last-minute change?. The government announced that the Vice President had denied them access, but in the Senate they indicated that this was not the case, but that the anger was due to the method.
finally, Karina Miley, Santelli and Adorni had their place in the stands. The three gave Bullrich a standing ovation when he was sworn in. The new president of the ruling bloc is part of the rearmament of the Senate, through which the ruling party hopes to have greater control over the agenda and leave Villarroel, the Secretary-General’s arch enemy, even more vulnerable.
Taking the oath of office in the Senate: What was the first short circuit between Bullrich and Villarwell?
At the end of the session there was a short moment of tension, which revealed the change in the scheme of power in the Senate, between Bullrich and Villarwell. The new head of the LLA bloc asked to speak, but the head of the chamber refused her because, He also confirmed that “it was agreed at the parliamentary Labor Party meeting with all bloc heads that there would be no speakers.”
After adjourning the session, Bullrich approached the presidential podium and filed a complaint with Villarroel. The new senator had asked to speak to express her annoyance because many of the Peronist senators were accompanied by a large group of family members, contrary to what had been previously agreed upon.
“They didn’t say we could bring three guests each, the senator’s daughter had to stay out, but “They were allowed to do anything.”Bullrich said iProfessional After the session. The situation was not dangerous, but it showed that the relationship between the new president of the ruling bloc and the vice president began with a short circuit.
What will LLA do with Lorena Villaverde Bank?: Both plans are being dealt with
The first challenge facing Bullrich now is to solve the Villaverde problem. One of the alternatives that LLA deals with is Re-discuss your document in the Constitutional Affairs Committee during the month of December with the new compositionWhich will give more places to the ruling party.
but, There are many senators who do not want to “put their faces on” to defend the impeached liberalEspecially among the UPR’s allies, whose votes were key to saving Villaverde, but which the bloc had not guaranteed for Bullrich at the previous night’s meeting. For this reason, they decided to postpone the section.
Sources from the ruling party declined iProfessional That other alternative they use is that Villaverde is not giving up his seat in the House of Representativesas he has two more years of state. Next Wednesday, this council will vote on the resignation of those who will leave other positions and “Villaverde may not have been there.”
If he does not take office in the Senate, the seat will be filled by Enzo Folloni, who was the second LLA candidate in Río Negro. While Bullrich searches for a way to solve this situation, The ruling party has 19 votes left, one less than expected. Although it will also be much stronger than it was during those first two years, where they succeeded with only 6 senators.
Gestures of loyalty to Kareena Miley and a show of strength in place
Bulrich came to the Senate empowered, and that was evident during that brief spark with Villarroel at the end of the session, which also occurred under the watchful eyes of Karina Maile, who had the opportunity to flex her power, involuntary but also of high political value.
The swearing-in of the new senators took place in alphabetical order of the eight provinces that this year renewed their three seats (Chaco, Buenos Aires City, Entre Ríos, Neuquén, Río Negro, Salta, Santiago del Estero and Tierra del Fuego).
From the middle of the place and after taking the oath Many newly arrived liberals turned to the SenateThey looked at the box that Karina Miley was in and directly thanked her for putting them where they will be from now on. The first was Bullrich, who looked at the box where Carina Miley, Santelli and Adorni were giving her a standing ovation and gave them a thumbs up with a smile.
For her part, Nadia Márquez from Neuquén headed to the same sector with her hands clasped, as an expression of gratitude to the sister of President Javier Miley, who wants to be appointed interim president of the Senate – the second step after Villarroel – when the authorities are elected in February.
Soon after, María Emilia Orozco of Salta did the same. “Yes, I swear, long live freedom.” The new senator said to thank Karina Miley right afterward. In addition, she swore in the company of former PRO representative Alfredo Olmedo (famous for his yellow jacket that he changed this time into a shirt of the same color with a black leather jacket), who made the letter “L” for freedom with his fingers for Karina.
In the final stage, Fuegian Agustin Cotto repeated this gesture. From inside the building, he received first his family and then the Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic. The new senator from Tierra del Fuego also appears to be an option to take over the interim presidency of the Senate, as Casa Rosada wants to take control of Villarroel.
Rearming the Senate: What will happen to Peronism?
Among the Peronists, the only one who left the text of the oath was Candida Cristina Lopez, who was re-elected from Tierra del Fuego, and who swore “For the boycott, for the Malvinas Islands, which were and will remain Argentine, and for the 30,000 missing people.”. This was the only oath performance in which the trio of Carina, Santelli and Adorni did not applaud, even out of courtesy.
Just as the new composition of the Senate will make the PLA stronger, it will also show the reduction of the UFP’s internal bloc, which will rise from 34 to 28 seats, but it also faces the risk of suffering the defection of four members these days.
These are Carolina Moises (Jujuy), Guillermo Andrada (Catamarca), Jesús Regal (La Rioja), and Fernando Salino (San Luis), who make up the sub-bloc of the federal conviction, and have already expressed their discomfort with the way the Peronist bench is led by José Mainz, Anabel Fernández Sagasti, and Juliana de Tullio, loyal to Cristina Kirchner.
The four remain at Union por la Patria for now, but are evaluating their departure if there are no changes. They could eventually converge with the new bloc that governors Gustavo Sainz (Salta), Hugo Passalacqua (Misiones), Raul Jalil (Catamara) and Osvaldo Galdo (Tucman) are trying to form, if there is an agreement.
Some newcomers will be there, such as Julieta Coroza of Neuquén and Flavia Royon of Salta, along with the missionaries Carlos Arce and Sonia Rojas Dicot and the four from the Federal Conviction, in the event of the completion of this agreement and, of course, the disintegration of the Union for the Fatherland which the Maya are trying to avoid.
One by one, new senators were sworn in
Without Villaverde The Senate included 23 new legislators representing the eight districts Who went to the polls this year to renew the three seats they each hold in the House of Councillors.
After being sworn in, the new senators who will officially take office on December 10 are:
- Buenos Aires City (CABA): Patricia Bullrich and Agustín Monteverde (La Libertad Avanza), Mariano Ricalde (Fuerza Patria).
- Chaco: Juan Cruz Godoy and Silvana Schneider (La Libertad Avanza), Jorge Capitanich (Forza Patria).
- Inter Rios: Joaquín Benegas Lynch and Romina Almeida (La Libertad Avanza), Adan Bahl (Forza Patria).
- Neuquin: Nadia Márquez and Pablo Cervi (La Libertad Avanza), Julieta Coroza (La Neuquinidad).
- Rio Negro: Martin Soria and Ana Inés Marx (Forza Patria).
- Salta: María Emilia Orozco and Gonzalo Guzmán Coraita (La Libertad Avanza), Flavia Royon (First the Salteños).
- Santiago del Estero: Gerardo Zamora and Elia Esther del Carmen Moreno (Front Civic of Santiago), José Neder (Fuerza Patria).
- Tierra del Fuego: Agustín Cotto and María Belén Monte de Oca (La Libertad Avanza), Cristina Lopez (Forza Patria).
With these additions, the Senate begins the new phase, in which the LAF hopes to have greater control over the agenda. With Bullrich at the helm, Karina Miley in the station position and Villarroel trapped, the ruling party will seek to resolve the situation of Lorena Villaverde to fill the remaining seat and focus fully on the budget and labor reform that Javier Miley will send.