The former candidate for governor of Buenos Aires on the libertarian list had not yet officially announced her entry into the ruling bloc.
This Friday, Carolina Piparo and Lorena Macyszyn They announced the merger of the bench Free Buenos Aires with Freedom Advances in the Chamber of DeputiesThe announcement was made official by a photo of both members with Karina Milei and Martin Menemtwo of the libertarian leaders most committed to the consolidation of a national party.
After a term in the Buenos Aires Legislature, Carolina Píparo’s journey in the Chamber of Deputies of the Nation began in 2021 when she shared a ticket with José Luis Espertboth being elected in the province of Buenos Aires under the name of “Freedom advances“. However, in March 2023, Píparo left the bench due to the closeness expressed by his colleague with the members of the Juntos por el Cambio coalition.
It was on that same occasion that he created “Free Buenos Aires“, where he joined after the 2023 elections Lorena Macyszyna graduate in Administration and linked to Píparo because she is his brother’s wife. Despite not being part of the libertarian bloc and expressing criticism towards the national management, both voted aligned with the ruling party throughout the year. From this merger, will once again share space with José Luis Espert.
“The priority of the block Free Buenos Aires It was, is and will always be to strengthen all institutional avenues that allow Argentina to be a prosperous country. In pursuit of this common goal, We have decided to join the Freedom Advances block“, Píparo said in a message on social media.
Then he concluded: “We trust in unity and joint work in the National Congress to obtain laws that allow Argentines to live better every day and to build the country we deserve.”
Chamber of Deputies: how the blocks are composed
With the incorporation of the two deputies of Free Buenos Aires to Freedom Advancesthe libertarian bloc was once again the second largest behind the Union for the HomelandIt remains to be seen whether the merger will take place. PRO and the MIDwhich both blocks took for granted a month ago.
The blocks of the Chamber of Deputies They are composed as follows:
- Union for the Homeland: 99 deputies.
- Freedom Advances: 39 deputies.
- PRO: 38 deputies.
- Radical Civic Union: 33 deputies.
- We make a Federal Coalition: 16 deputies.
- Federal Innovation: 8 deputies.
- Civic Coalition: 6
- Left Front: 5 deputies.
- Independence: 3 deputies.
- Integration and Development Movement: 3 deputies.
- Through Santa Cruz: 2 deputies.
- Production and Work: 2 deputies.
- Believe: 1 female deputy.
- Neuquén Popular Movement: 1 deputy.
- Forces of Heaven – Liberal Space: 1 female deputy.
Source: Ambito
