The complete setback: The Argentine Congress will close its sessions without even approving the Lemille Law

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R.T – The Argentine Congress will conclude its extraordinary session this Thursday without approving any of the 14 legislative projects sent by President Javier Miley so far, including the controversial “bus bill.” International treaties, the Uniform Paper Bill, and the Dividend Law were also rejected.

The state's massive reform project, the “Law of Foundations and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentines,” the official name of the “Bus Law,” sank in the House of Representatives on February 7, after failing to gain sufficient support for key articles such as those involving the privatization of public companies. , or reform the debt support law, or increase penalties against participants in the protests.

Local legislation stipulates that the initiative must be discussed again from the beginning in the General Legislation and Constitutional Affairs and Budget and Finance Committees, before returning it to the House of Representatives, where, if approved, it will be sent to the Senate for final discussion and approval. .

The rejection of the ambitious project, which in its original form included amending more than 600 articles of various applicable laws, angered Miley, who described parliamentarians who opposed his proposal as “delinquents,” “monsters,” and “traitors.” He blamed the ruling coalition's governors for the outcome and ordered the project not to be discussed again in Congress.

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In turn, presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni warned that the goals proposed by the Milli administration would be achieved, regardless of the position of members of Congress and even the existence of a law, pointing to the use of other constitutional mechanisms to advance the proposal. Like a popular referendum

Previous fall – Although the collapse of the Bus Law attracted most media attention, in light of its eventual approval, the government was forced to make concessions to like-minded lawmakers belonging to different political formations, including the PRO party (former President Mauricio Macri ). ), the Radical Civic Union (UCR) and non-Kirchnerian sectors of Peronism.

This is the case with the tax reform that the presidency withdrew in mid-January, with the aim of obtaining maximum agreement among representatives, according to statements by Economy Minister Luis Caputo at the time.

Likewise, in order to obtain approval, which did not happen, the official authorities were forced to amend or remove articles dealing with sensitive issues such as pensions and electoral reform, despite their insistence on rolling back the rights of public sector workers and criminalizing social protests.

Moreover, although the exceptional period ended on January 31, the executive authority agreed to extend it until February 15, and in addition to changing the official name of the “bus” project to avoid legal disputes, it made amendments to the Penal Code, and proposed allowing entry into the country. Foreign forces entered the country and proposed changes to the Prevention of Money Laundering Law.

Millie against the referees – The extraordinary parliamentary debate also revealed the discord between the Argentine federal model and the cuts proposed by Casa Rosada, which partly explains why the president attributed the defeat of the Big Law to the provincial governments that are part of the coalition that led him to the presidency. .

According to local media reports, the dispute arose over the personal income tax law, which implied the repeal of the profits law that was approved – with a positive vote by Milli – while former Peronist presidential candidate Sergio Massa was at the head of the Ministry of Economy.

Once again, in an attempt to create confidence regarding the approval of the “Bus Law,” officials withdrew this proposal, but the controversy did not subside because the executive authority, in return, announced further cuts to the governorates, which led to new conflicts.

After the fall of the Law on Rules and Principles of Argentine Freedom, Miley strongly attacked state governors, accusing them of being willing to “do the impossible to preserve their privileges,” in reference to reducing public funds allocated to public transport and communications. education.

The attacks were responded to by a large group of conservative lawmakers, who urged the governor in a public letter to stop “holding Argentines hostage in his political battles” and “attacking their quality of life, as he has done.”

Senate ends without result – In the Senate, headed by Vice President Victoria Villarroel, things did not go well for Milley either. The legislative agenda included single-card balloting – which means changes to the country's electoral ballot and voting system – the processes for appointing prosecutors and judges and several international agreements, but although these issues were dealt with by the relevant committees, the session The General Senate was unable to discuss them.

Villarroel faces numerous pressures to support the Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) in this case, which comes not only from the ranks of Kirchnerian Peronism, but also from the so-called “dialogue of opposition”, led by the UCR, La Nacion reported.

According to this media outlet, the nominations will be referred to senators on March 1, when the regular session period begins.

Of all the projects, the one most likely to become law is the only paper ballot, because it has already received the approval of MPs, but the discussion has not progressed well in the corresponding committee and changes are due to be made to allow it to be approved by an absolute majority. (Minimum 37 votes).

Likewise, although the Foreign Relations Committee was in favor of the agreements with Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and China, it conditioned the approval of the planned agreements with Japan and Luxembourg on the explanations that Chancellor Diana Mondino would provide in due course.