Chief of Staff Guillermo Francos admitted that the Government has “all alternatives under analysis” for the appointment of judges to the highest court. In the Senate, the documents of the candidates Ariel Lijo and Manuel García Mansilla have nine signatures.
The Government recognized the possibility of resorting to the appointment via decree of judges Ariel Lijo and Manuel García Mansilla to occupy the Supreme Court of Justice. This Sunday’s statements by the Chief of Staff Guillermo Francos They put on the table that Javier Milei’s management is open to all “alternatives” to appoint magistrates for vacancies in the highest court.
Francos spoke today about the Government’s intentions to appoint Lijo and García Mansilla, in the midst of negotiations for the lists of judges being discussed in Congress. In this way, the Chief of Staff indicated that if they do not obtain the necessary votes from legislators for the appointments, it is not ruled out that the Executive Branch will do so via decree.
Supreme Court: the Government admitted the possibility of appointing judges by decree
“These are all the alternatives that we have under analysis, but we have not yet made a decision on them.“Francos acknowledged in an interview with Radio Miter. “We made a proposal that has not yet been discussed by the Senate. We are facing a Court that will have fewer members in a short time, and There is a concern from the Government that it is integrated”he added.
Milei’s Cabinet official made it clear what the Government’s objectives are for the appointment of Lijo and García Mansilla. First they will go down the path of appointments through the debate of proposed documents in the Senate.
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However, Francos pointed out that in this scenario it will be complicated given the minority of the ruling party. “When you are in a minority everything costs much more. I wish it could work. It’s a discussion; I imagine the debates on these documents, the negotiations. We will now have more legislators to have a stronger position and a more fluid decision,” he expressed.
The Chief of Staff’s comments come after Unión por la Patria (UP) showed signs of agreeing on the negotiation for the integration of the Court to the give this week the ninth signature that was missing from the opinion to appoint Lijo.
The advance occurred when the senator for Catamarca, Lucia Corpacciput the last signature necessary for the opinion of the document in the Senate. With these nine signatures, the document would be in a position for the Government to be submitted to a vote by the senators, although the two-thirds of the votes necessary to appoint him a judge of the Supreme Court are not currently guaranteed.
Source: Ambito
