“I can’t recover from my surprise”: Bitterness in ruling party after acrimonious start to DNU bicameral assembly | He only managed to appoint the Chairman of the Commission

The taste of Libertad Avanza turned sour on Thursday when it finally formed the Bicameral Legislative Process Commission. However he managed to appoint Rezon Juan Carlos Pagotto – a liberal lawyer who was challenged to act as a defender of those accused of crimes against humanity – as president of the bicameral junta that took over from the mega-DNU of Javier Meili. Will deal with it, that was all. He was unable to gather the rest of the officers or define a plan of action, as the opposition told him that Black also plays. “To get a majority the government must have the will to engage them. This is what happens when there is no political agreement.”came from the friendly opposition, whose votes would define the acceptance (or rejection) of the Mega DNU.

The Senate Provincial Hall, one of the largest rooms in the upper house, was packed. Representatives and senators were gathered on several chairs, facing a long rectangular table, bringing together the 16 brand new members of the bicameral legislature. There were three from the LLA -Pagotto, Lisandro Almiron and Oscar Zago-, two from the PRO -Hernan Lombardi and Luis Juez-, two from the Radicals -Francisco Monti and Victor Zimmerman-, six from the Union pour la Patria-Carolina Gaillard, Vanessa Sille, Ramiro. Gutiérrez, Anabel Fernández Sagasti, Mariano Recalde and María Teresa González -, Juan Carlos Romero from Salta, “Camau” Espinola and Nicolas Massot from Corrientes. The purpose of the meeting was to formalize the authorities and define an action plan for the treatment of DNU, but the debate soon led to objections and accusations.

The first to speak was Caroline Gaillard, who stood in front of the Parliamentary Secretary – who was then head of the Commission – until she allowed her to speak. “Here, by not setting up this commission in time, the Constitution has been violated and the popular will of those who were elected is being violated. Our representatives in this Congress on October 22 because a senator and a representative have been taken away from our caucus,” Condemned the UxP deputy. Peronism’s claim was twofold. On the one hand, the existence of a “delaying move” on the part of the LLA, which took 70 days to create a commission that the Constitution establishes should be completed in 10 days. and on the other hand, the “irregular” structure of the Commission based on a political agreement with all opposition blocs except Peronism.

“They sorted it out because it was part of a delay strategy, They hoped that the omnibus law would be approved and that there could be political security for the DNU,” Germán Martínez said. The atmosphere in the room was becoming more and more heated, until for a time The chair Romero was on broke

and senator Salteno (an ally of the ruling party) fell to the floor in shock, Martínez and José Maynes – deputy and president of the UXP in the Senate – laughed and quickly got up to help him, and this helped to ease the tension.

The LLA was required to confirm its officials, make the agenda official, and adjourn the commission until the following Thursday. Pagotto’s appointment as Chairperson of the Commission was the most controversial due to challenges from human rights organizations (Even the secretary had to read HIJOS’s claim out loud. -Aside view-), but it was approved due to support from all cons except UXP. But the problem arose when Massot, a deputy who is a member of the We Make Federal Coalition, Pichetto’s bloc, said that it was appropriate to respect parliamentary representation: he did not say it with his name and surname, but he suggested that UXP had a place among the authorities.

Massot warned, “There are no forces from heaven here, there are forces of the majority. And the majority is created, not imposed.”, who was one of the representatives most insulted by Miley after the collapse of the omnibus law. After that, informal negotiations began: while the UXP and the Left gave speeches against the ruling party, Massot debated with Zago (LLA), Lombardi (PRO) and Zimmermann (UCR). Radicalism and Massot proposed the UXP for the vice presidency, at one point Zimmerman even spoke up and offered the UXP the secretariat he had been given. Fernández Sagasti thanked him and clarified that he did not want “accusations”.

“I can’t recover from my surprise.”

Senator Francisco Poltroni of Formosa, who was originally going to be temporary president of the Senate, complained and Victoria Villarruel replaced him at the last minute with Bartolomé Abdalla, taking the opportunity to fire at their great enemy: their countrymen, the Mayans. Got it. Meanwhile, informal talks continued but no consensus could be reached.

Ultimately, Pagotto’s appointment was voted on and the Commission adjourned without concluding the appointment of other officials or defining an agenda. “They should have come with a political agreement today, but if no one calls us we will do everything in broad daylight“, the opposition said ironically, from where they anticipate that the laxity and incompetence that characterized the debate on the omnibus law will be repeated with the treatment of the DNU.