Martín Menem, president of the Chamber of Deputies, heads a meeting of Parliamentary Labor together with the holders of the blocks to establish the schedule for tomorrow’s session, where the bill “Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentines” will be discussed, known as the “Omnibus Law.” More than 200 legislators will present, and an extensive discussion is expected on various aspects of the Milei government’s initiative. The call to define the methodology was scheduled this afternoon, at 7 p.m. The cabinet met this morning and refined the strategies.
The meeting takes place in the Delia Parodi Salon of the Legislative Palace, and participated, among others, the first vice president, Cecilia Moreau, the second vice president, Julio Cobos, in addition to the block presidents Germán Martínez (Unión por la Patria), Oscar Zago (Freedom Advances), Cristian Ritondo (PRO), Rodrigo de Loredo (UCR), Miguel Pichetto (We make Federal Coalition)Pamela Calletti (Federal Innovation) and Myriam Bregman (Left Front).
Also deliberating in the room were the parliamentary secretary of UP, Paula Penaccayour PRO pair, Silvia Lospennatoand the deputies Carlos Zapata (Freedom Advances), Juan Manuel Lopez (Civic Coalition in HCF) and Carlos Gutierrez (HCF).
The key decision to make is whether the session, of unprecedented length, will be developed uninterruptedly or if intermediate quarters will be agreed due to the large number of articles in the projectwhich originally consisted of 525 and is now being modified, it is estimated that it will remain at 385, according to parliamentary sources.
The call of Deputies to meeting tomorrow at 10 is a context in which the ruling party and the dialogue blocs announced consensus on the general contentalthough differences continue on issues such as privatization, biofuels and fishing.
Tomas Figueroa, parliamentary secretary, made official the summons for a special session requested by the La Libertad Avanza (LLA) bloc, planning a debate of about 40 hours. The majority opinion consists of 525 articles, but it is being adjusted, estimating the latest final version to be 385.
The ruling party continues to negotiate with dialogue blocs to reach a consensus on disputed points, especially after the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputowithdraw from the project the fiscal package that included increases in withholdings and a new pension adjustment system, among others.
The agreement with the dialogue blocs is crucial, since the LLA has 38 legislators and could add about 7 votes from smaller groups. This requires the consensus of other blocks to reach a quorum of 129 and, subsequently, the majority to approve the project in general and each of its articles.
Regarding the issue of powersthe Government agreed to limit the public emergency from eleven to seven matters, such as economic, financial, fiscal, security, tariffs, energy and administrative. However, a request from Hacemos and the UCR persists to eliminate the areas of energy, rates and security.
Omnibus Law: Milei and his cabinet finalize strategies before the crucial debate
This morning, Javier Milei led a meeting of the national cabinet at the Casa Rosada to evaluate strategies prior to tomorrow’s extraordinary session in the Chamber of Deputies, where the “Bases” law proposed by the Executive Branch was discussed.
The meeting took place in the Eva Perón Hall, with the participation of key government figures, including Karina Milei, Diana Mondino, Guillermo Francos, Luis Caputo, Mariano Cúneo Libarona, Mario Russo, Patricia Bullrich, Sandra Pettovello and Luis Petri. Additionally, advisor Santiago Caputo and presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni were present.
With the Secretary General of the Presidency, Karina Milei, at the head of the rest of the cabinet, they debated from 8:35. According to her it transpired,Officials addressed fundamental aspects regarding the modifications to the proposed legislation. The Omnibus Law generated an intense debate in Congress, and tomorrow’s session will be important to determine its fate.
Among the notable participants was the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, who recently withdrew from the project the fiscal package that included increases in withholdings and changes in the retirement adjustment system. The law has also generated disagreements in areas such as privatization of public companies, biofuels and fishing.
In another context, the Chief of Staff, Nicolás Posse has a meeting scheduled in Washington with officials from the United States Treasury and the International Monetary Fundwhile the Secretary of Communication and Press, Eduardo Serenellini, will hold a video conference with the director of Public Policies for Latin America of TikTok.
On a day full of activities, Milei’s cabinet seeks to define strategies to face the crucial session of Congress, marking a key moment in the country’s political agenda.
With information from Télam and Argentine News