Javier Milei’s veto vote count: the rise of the ruling party, the opposition’s numbers and who can determine the vote

He Javier Milei’s government faces a new challenge in Congress: this Thursday in the Chamber of Deputies is debated presidential veto on pension reform and the opposition will seek to block a possible victory of the opposition. In this context, how is the voting going and what are the possible scenarios?

For a parliamentary victory, the opposition will need two-thirds of those present. The expectation was that it would get around 160 votes (close to the 172 that two-thirds implies), but it would be reduced to around 150.

The ruling party, meanwhile, rebounded in numbers after the meeting of President Javier Milei with deputies of the Radical Civic Union (UCR). In addition, since Federal Innovationa bench that supported the reform in June and where the legislators respond to the provincial governments, assured Scope that this Wednesday They would not have a homogeneous vote but the majority are preparing to abstain.

Pension reform: the veto vote in the House of Representatives

If all the deputies are present, Freedom Advances must reach 86 votes to sustain Milei’s veto. In a first count, the official bloc, made up of 37 deputies, would be joined by PRO in its entiretycontributing other 37 benches and the MIDled by Oscar Zagowhich would add up 3 more wills. In total they would be 77 votes secured

As he was able to reconstruct ScopeMilei met in the last few hours with five legislators from the radical party with the aim of changing their vote: Ricardo Campero, Luis Albino Picat, Michel Tournier, Pablo Cervi and Martín Arjol. Deputy Campero was the first to confirm that he will change his vote, arguing in radio statements today that he had previously voted in favor “because it was an agreement of the bloc.”

In addition to these five legislators, the cases of Lisandro Nieri, Pamela Fernanda Verasay and Soledad Carrizowho would be willing to vote in support of the presidential veto.

It remains to be seen what the positions of those disenchanted with the Government will be, such as the ex-libertarian Lourdes Arrieta or the larretist Alvaro Gonzalez.

The internal conflict that is coming up in the UCR

Following the agreement reached by part of the UCR bloc with Javier Milei, an internal conflict is looming within the radical space: the space warned of possible sanctions for legislators who support the veto.

The National Convention of the centenary party, with support of the National Committeespoke about the discussion that will take place this Wednesday in the lower house, where the deputies will define the support or backing for the Presidential veto against pension reforma project sanctioned by Congress and promoted by members of the UCR.

“The veto is already in force and some of the deputies who had voted in favor of the law, today, without blushing, announced that they will agree with the presidential veto,” so they warned that “The votes in Congress will not be enough to reach the two-thirds needed to reverse the measure.”