In the run-up to Wednesday’s preparatory session, the government is seeking to take another step towards becoming the first minority in the House of Representatives, a prerequisite for being in a better position to distribute places in committees, and a crucial example of parliamentary activity to control progress or slowdowns on projects and manage debates when executives are present.
With the jumps of Alejandro Bongiovanni and Veronica Razzini from Santa Fe to La Libertad Avanza, as well as the entry of wealthy bull Lorena Petrovic to replace Silvia Lospinato – and confirmed that she will take her position in the Buenos Aires Legislative Council – the ruling party has arrived. 94 deputies He came close to surpassing the Union por la Patria.
The bloc headed by German Martínez has 98 members and has managed to maintain this number according to the result of October 26, but has already suffered the loss of Javier Nogueira of Tucumán, who will go to the independence seat referred to by Osvaldo Galdo. Suspicions were also raised about Jorge Fernandez of San Luis, allied with Alberto Rodríguez Sá.
Now all eyes are on the four people from Catamarca. If Raul Jalil’s decision to form a separate bloc is confirmed, Peronism will no longer remain the first minority. The governor announced there might be news on Monday, though he delayed the announcement. One of their demands is to move YMAD (Yacimientos Aguas de Dionisio) into the province’s orbit.
“At this point it depends more on the discussion in Catamarca. If it had been a national matter, he would have left already.”They were discounted in Union por la Patria. If they still maintain some expectations that the secession will not be confirmed, they attribute this to the relationship of the Peronist forces in the region, where, in addition to Jalil, the former governor and current senator Lucia Corbacci, who is close to Cristina Kirchner and has an opposition file, and the mayor of the capital, Gustavo Saadi.