Victoria Villarruel distanced herself and refused to intervene in the expulsion of Francisco Paoltroni

“We are pleased to address you in our capacity as members of the block of senators of the Libertad Avanza Avanza in order to request the expulsion of our block of the National Senator Francisco Manuel Paoltroni by virtue of irreconcilable differences“, they expressed in the request submitted to Vice President Victoria Villarruel. The document was signed by four of the six members of the blockalthough the other two would also have agreed to the text via email.

Villarruel’s rejection, moreover, can be seen as a criticism of the pro-government senators who made the decision on Thursday night without consulting the head of the Senate herself.

The decision to eject the legislator from Formosa comes in the midst of an escalation of the internal conflict within the Executive Branch which shows the differences between President Javier Milei and his running mate.

Senators justified Paoltroni’s expulsion

The senators, in contrast, justified the request for Paoltroni’s expulsion made to the vice president. One of the members of the bloc, Bartholomew Abdala, He explained the reasons and referred to the criticisms of the now former senator regarding the management of President Javier Milei: “Irreconcilable differences.”

“There were undoubtedly differences. We have a formula, which are our leaders, Javier and Victoriaand due to different statements he made, there were differences that do not correspond to a space that is being formed. Although it is true that there is a parliamentary weakness, it is also important that as a political space the leadership is not discussed internally,” said the legislator of the Upper House in statements to Radio Mitre.

And he added: “His politically expressed statements within the party do not help us. We have freedom of thought, of expression, but as is appropriate in every political movement, Leaders are often discussed behind closed doors“.

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