National deputy Martín Yeza (PRO) assured that his bloc would support the omnibus law. “We have not developed for 15 or 16 years, and this omnibus law, as well as the DNU (70/2023), has come to prop up the economy, to fight the recessionary inertia of the economy,” it was argued earlier. beginning.
The legislator estimated that the session “should last about 40 hours” and said that “it is being defined whether it will be dealt with article by article or chapter by chapter.”
The ruling party, with support from the mild opposition, managed to gather 137 delegates to launch a special session in which megaprojects forwarded by the government are debated.
La Libertad Avanza has votes for general approval but there is still disagreement on some articles.
The President of the Chamber of Deputies began summoning legislators for a special session in which the omnibus law would be debated, which was scheduled for 10 a.m. The ruling party needs to gather 129 delegates for a quorum.
Representative Miriam Bregman assured that many legislators who had promised not to vote on the initiative are now prepared to support it. “Today the moment of truth has come. We do not know when the changes made to the opinion signed last week will be announced in the committees’ plenary session. It seems that there are many deputies who do not care, because what do they want? We want this adjustment to be maintained. Many legislators said in the hallway they were not going to vote on this legislation, and now they say they will,” Bregman said in the radio statement.
The deputy also highlighted that there are many things in this initiative promoted by the national government that “really matter to people and are not talked about”.
“We have great hopes that the law will be passed because it is in favor of Argentina’s independence. I believe that the negotiating opposition is going to vote on the delegated powers, there will certainly be amendments because there are more than 500 articles and “We are going to reach an agreement during today,” José Luis Espart said in a statement to the press before entering the National Congress.
Along these lines, Espert indicated that “privatization of state companies continues” and a list of “100% privatization and others less”.
On the other hand, the deputy assured that the delegated powers in “energy, health, economic and security matters” will be retained.
Finally, Espert assured that “more than removing discretionary items from the provinces,” politics must understand that “additional public spending is not just national.” He concluded, “The sharing of the country’s tax has not been negotiated, there is no sharing of the tax which should be abolished once the emergency disappears.”
La Libertad Avanza was guaranteed by the omnibus law a majority of 129 delegates to enable the session, as both radical benches, Pro, We Make the Federal Coalition and Innovation, had announced that they would collaborate to create a quorum and It was anticipated that they would vote. Generally on the opinion of the majority.
Libertad Avanza has 38 deputies and seven firm allies, but to approve each article of the law it needs the support of three groups of the so-called “dialogue opposition”, which is why negotiations for the special vote were still ongoing.
By now, the ruling party would have secured more than 140 votes to approve the common rule and needs to muster at least 128 votes to prevail in each chapter of the 385-article project opinion.
The head of the lower house, Martin Menem, last night agreed with bloc heads on the schedule of the session which will start at 10pm and is expected to take 35 hours, so the four-day meeting will be held throughout the day to be defined. Intermediate, which may occur after the general approval of the project.
As the session begins, which will be Menem’s first as president of the Chamber of Deputies, the body will swear in national legislators Ernesto Ali (UXP-San Luis), mayor of La Toma, who took leave to take charge. Had requested. his deputy seat, and Aleida Ferreira (La Libertad Avanza-CABA), who will replace Foreign Minister Diana Mondino.
The Congress woke up and security forces launched a strong operation in the area, including Gendarmerie troops with batons and shields. Water cannons were also deployed around Parliament.
Romina del Pla warned that the security equipment is “brutal” and that it is a “symptom that anti-worker measures are about to be voted on.”
In view of the practice of the omnibus law, social organizations, human rights organizations, cultural organizations, students, combat unions, neighborhood assemblies and leftist parties will converge on Congress this Wednesday and remain “vigilant” during the duration of the session in the lower house. ,
The Buenos Aires Ombudsman, Guido Lorenzino, expressed to the National Congress his concern about the proposed changes to the omnibus law project regarding the continuity of the Energy Sector Trust Fund for the “cold areas” of the Buenos Aires Province. Ayers.
Through a letter, Lorenzino asked national legislators not to support the initiative to eliminate discounts on gas rates for residential users in “cold areas” through Art. 198 of the Omnibus Law and/or any other instrument that would allow its abolition or modification.
“This will cause serious harm to more than 1,240,000 Buenos Aires users, the aggravating factor is that the majority of beneficiaries and those who receive the highest percentage of cuts (50%) are the most vulnerable sectors of the population, such as AUH beneficiaries, retirees, Pensioners and low-income workers,” he indicated.
Social organizations, human rights organizations, cultural organizations, students, militant unions, neighborhood meetings and leftist parties will converge on Congress this Wednesday and remain “vigilant” until the lower house is in session to discuss the omnibus bill. Starting at noon, columns will begin to arrive to express their disapproval of the project promoted by the Meili government and they may stay until the end of the session in the Deputies, which, according to reports, could last more than 30 hours. Meanwhile, the Speaker of the Lower House announced that a security fence would be erected in front of the doors of Congress on Rivadavia Avenue to order the entry of delegates.
By Melissa Molina
The Government achieved the necessary agreements to meet the quorum to discuss the issues remaining in this Wednesday’s session in the Chamber of Deputies. omnibus law, La Libertad Avanza was then guaranteed by representatives of “friendly” factions. A difficult negotiation process that involved threats, pressure and extortion The media – and personally – sought changes by the executive branch to legislators and governors who normally approve megalaws.
All debates take place in rarefied environments and practices that place the political order in doubt. In this framework, deputies of the We Make the Federal coalition Nicolas Massot Condemned that action will be taken if certain points of the law are not supported “Folder” and “Campaign to discredit various representatives.” And he held the President responsible.
By Maria Cafferetta
There were less than 12 hours left for the session to begin, in which the first and most important law was to be discussed xavier miley And no one – neither government supporters, nor opposition, nor opponents – knew exactly what they would accept or reject on the premises. There was no text or final document, only promises of negotiations and amendments contrary to the times, with even the most articulate delegates not sure that, the next day, the ruling party would express in the premises.
Only one thing is certain and that is that La Libertad Avanza has the numbers to start the season and generally approve it omnibus law, The UCR and Hasémos Coéliion Federal committed to providing a quorum in general and to supporting Megalaw, promising in particular to bring their differences to the table. It will be a marathon session of more than 35 hours, which the official fandom intends to divide into two parts: the vote in general on Wednesday and the vote specifically on Thursday. However, nothing is guaranteed.
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