The national deputies of the Radical Civic Union (UCR) expelled from the party for collaborating with your votes to shield the veto of Javier Milei on the laws of retirement mobility and financing of universities – initiatives that had been promoted by the bloc to which they belong -, they held a meeting this Thursday with the President.
As he was able to reconstruct Scope, during the meeting requested by The radicals explored legislative and electoral agreements for 2025. Regarding the former, it is worth remembering that the meeting took place at a time when the Government is insisting on its electoral reform, which includes a project to eliminate PASO.
Regarding the possibility of forging electoral agreements, officials in direct dialogue with Milei acknowledged to this medium that the issue was mentioned. “They are more interested than us” The same government source admitted with a laugh, who is confident that La Libertad Avanza will not need to include the centenary party on its lists to win the legislative elections.
Besides, The president expressed his gratitude to the bloc for its support of the ruling party’s key initiatives.
Representatives Mariano Campero, Martín Arjol, Luis Picat, Julio Cobos, Soledad Carrizo, Roxana Reyes, Atilio Benedetti, Pamela Verasay, Pablo Cervi, Lisandro Nieri, Federico Tournier and Francisco Monti.
Furthermore, he said present Rodrigo de Loredo, the head of the bench in the lower house. The latter published on his social networks that the coming year “opens a new stage for Argentines.” “We hope to contribute institutionally from parliament with measures that promote the growth and well-being of the country,” De Loredo also said, showing the willingness to collaborate with the ruling party again.
On behalf of the Executive were the General Secretary of the Presidency Karina Mileithe president of the Chamber of Deputies Martin Menemand the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich. Before the meeting, the official released an image with the legislators. “Entering the meeting with those expelled for defending the end of the pickets, the work for greater security for Argentines, freedom and peace in the country,” he said.
In the ruling party they confirmed Scope that Bullrich was the bridge in the negotiations to agree to the meeting, which comes at a time when the Executive is promoting the elimination of the PASSED.
The Government seeks allies in Congress for electoral reform
Hours before the conclave, the presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni He said in his usual press conference that the expense involved in the primary elections “is absolutely unnecessary.” “Later we will see if this is dealt with in extraordinary cases or not, that is an issue that is also yet to be defined, but beyond the economic aspect it is a nuisance to have people invest part of an additional Sunday,” he remarked.
In line with this, last week the Chief of Staff, Guillermo Francosannounced that the 2025 electoral process to elect national deputies and senators It will have an estimated cost of more than 500 million dollars, between PASO and general elections.
“If we eliminated the PASO, we would save between 35% and 40% of that sum. That is, we are talking about a saving of more than 150 million dollars,” added the head of ministers in a publication on his social networks.
When consulted about this, De Loredo maintained before the accredited press that the opinion of radicalism about the PASO “It is a position that must be taken together.”
Criticism of the leadership of the UCR
Another of the legislators present who stopped to speak with the press at the end of the meeting was Mariano Campero, who was quite critical of the leadership of the radical party, in the hands of Martin Lousteu.
“The destabilizing attempt by a wing of the party promoted by Lousteau with the K reached its peak with the issue of vetoes and that put us in a media explosion,” Campero argued while considering that “radicalism today with this leadership is at the worst moments in its history.”
“I take it as a joke that the selfish and loser Lousteau wants to expel us, for us it is a reward,” said the radical deputies from the Patio de Las Palmeras. Along the same lines, he remarked: “It’s hot because the President is doing very well, and it is leading radicalism to measure me one point, below the left-handers.”
Source: Ambito
