Guillermo Francos faced Congress, where new alliances are being tested

As expected, Guillermo Francos He developed his style without fanfare and avoided compromising statements until one Federal forces operation against retirees near Congress altered the second half of the management report. The event put an end to the encounter and served to demarcate the shores again: the PRO supported the official position and complained that the Peronist deputies stood up from the sessiondespite the fact that the yellow block repeatedly chose the same resource in the calls that were uncomfortable for it.

In addition to the fact that the ruling party ratified the direction of the administration without details on the Budget 2025the day served for the broad opposition spectrum to design the strategy for Reverse the veto on pension reform. That mood was reflected in the halls of the Chamber of Deputies. While the radical Gabriela Brouwer de Koning He told this newspaper that they would try to guarantee a session next week, German Martinez -head of the Union for the Homeland bloc- interrupted the conversation: “Come on, we’ll get there with the votes, Gabriela.” Minutes later, Miguel Pichetto (Federal Meeting) confirmed the intention.

The opposition has about 160 accompaniments, which is insufficient (172 are needed) but which would serve to publicly express a position in favour of an increase in pensions. Supported by Peronist, federal, Lilitos and left-wing deputies. Members of Federal Innovationwho answer to the governors of Salta, Misiones and Río Negro, would not join this group.

The radicals? At a bloc meeting, some expressed reluctance to confront the Executive in a public session. “There are radicals who appear to be libertarians”he told Scope a member of the bench, who did not cancel the possibility of a alliance with La Libertad Avanza and the PRO -in a renewal of Together for Change- for the 2025 elections: “We must be very strategic with the situation of each province.”

Access to public information

Another common point of the opposition, to which even the PRO would be added, was the Rejection of the regulatory decree that modified requests for access to public information“The Government understood that some mechanisms were not used in good faith,” he argued. Guillermo Francosand assured that “we do not want to hide information.” The Federal Meeting took the initiative and presented a law to restore the validity of the previous conditions. “They want us to stop asking about the dogs,” said the radicals. “It was as easy as going to court, but they always muddle everything,” complained the PRO.

Libertarian internal: between purge and peace

After a turbulent internal week, La Libertad Avanza ratified three priorities: consolidating the party’s seal at the national level by 2025, resuming electoral reforms and unifying positions with the PRO. One of the deputies who participated in the Summit at Casa Rosada last Friday, where Javier Milei brought together libertarians and alliesconfirmed that they will resume the legislative strategy that worked for them to approve the Bases law. That is, they will agree on the points together before presenting any project, mainly the one Budget 2025However, they do not miss the fact that they now have fewer supporters than in July.

Some of the examples of the decrease in accompaniments are directly related to the loss of patiencewhich affects even those closest to us. As express situations, Paula Omodeo from Tucumán and Eduardo Falcone from Buenos Aireswho are not part of the libertarian bloc but have unanimous support in all sessions, demanded transport and public works respectively, two demands that are reiterated in all the provinces. Francos avoided promising them deadlines. “The governors feel pressured by Milei. I don’t know why, if he doesn’t give them anything“, complained a radical parliamentarian.

The movements within the block of Freedom Advanceshowever, will continue. The purge of Lourdes Arrieta and Francisco Paoltroni The expulsion did not generate serious media consequences and the organized expulsion was a useful resource for them to reinforce loyalty to the party identity. The bench has an important challenge next week: The six deputies who visited the repressors convicted of crimes against humanity must appear before the members of the Agreements CommissionThey will read a pre-agreed document and try to mitigate the controversies when the opposition’s responses arrive. Perhaps, with risk reduction strategies and the passage of time, they will be able to avoid any sanctions.