Javier Milei will call extraordinary sessions and Congress will resume its work before the end of January. What are the most urgent projects for the ruling party.
In the next few hours, the Government will make official a decree to call extraordinary sessions in Congress, which will run from January 20 for one month. During this period, deputies and senators will address key projects promoted by the ruling party.
Among the notable projects, the Anti-Mafia Law and the documents of Ariel Lijo and Manuel García Mansilla for the Supreme Court will be debated in the Senate, while the other proposals will be discussed in the Chamber of Deputies.
The Deputy Chief of Staff of the Interior, Lisandro Catalán, stressed the importance of the Reform Project for Electoral Strengthening, which proposes the elimination of PASO and changes in the financing system of political parties.
“This advance seeks to optimize the costs of the electoral process, reduce inconveniences for citizens and give continuity to the improvements begun with the approval of the Single Paper Ballot”said Catalán, right-hand man of Guillermo Francos, chief of staff.
The Executive plans that during the first two weeks of extraordinary sessions, both Chambers will work in committees, while the Congress Palace continues under renovation. During this period, the Casa Rosada will also resume negotiations with the different blocs to gather the necessary votes to move forward with the proposed projects.
The projects that will be debated in the extraordinary sessions of Congress
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Anti-mafia Law: Bill to comprehensively address organized crime in the country (Msje. 15/24, Deputies File 1-PE-2024, Senate File 18-CD-2024).
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Trial in Absentee: Modification of the Criminal Procedure Code and the Federal Criminal Procedure Code (TO 2019) to regulate the conduct of the trial in the absence of the accused (Msje. 45/24, Exp. Deputies 9-PE-2024).
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Reiteration and unification of sentences: Bill that proposes modifications to the regime of repetition, concurrent crimes and unification of sentences (Msje. 18/24, Exp. Deputies 4-PE-2024).
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Reform for Electoral Strengthening: Bill to reform the electoral system, which includes the elimination of PASO and adjustments to the financing of political parties (Msje. 64/24, Exp. Deputies 22-PE-2024).
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Clean Sheet: Bill that establishes restrictions on holding public office in the event of a criminal record, to be sent by the National Executive Branch.
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Compensation and Loss Update Index: Bill related to compensation and update rates, also to be submitted by the National Executive Branch.
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Senate documents: Evaluation and consideration of documents that require agreements for appointments and promotions in the Honorable Senate of the Nation.
Source: Ambito
