The petition – authored by the Puntano Bartolomé Abdala (Freedom Advances)– was not supported by two-thirds of the audience, a necessary figure as it is a table issue. The sanction would occur within the framework of the investigation for “treason” after the signing of the memorandum with Iran.
The proposal was endorsed by the vice president of the nation, Victoria Villarruelwho when making the call to sanction official Edgardo Kueider wrote on his social networks: “Taking advantage of the miraculous new moral and ethical lucidity of Cristina’s henchmen, I would have liked to also include, a project presented by Senator Abdala to suspend Senator Parrilliwho will go to trial for nothing more and nothing less than for aggravated concealment and treason.”
In the same publication, the head of the Senate admitted that “There was no consensus among the senators to sign that request which I greatly regret. Having negotiated the spilled blood of innocent Argentines is unforgivable and good Argentines do not want traitors to the Homeland walking through the corridors of the Chamber, which is why I hope that the senators from all blocks will reconsider and understand the change of era once and for all. all”. ““The time has come to remove the dirt from the Senate, without regard for the corruption that brought our country to its knees.”he concluded his message.
Senate defined the expulsion of Edgardo Kueider
In an unprecedented event in the Senate after the return of democracy, Edgardo Kueider was dismissed from his bench. The initiative of Union for the Homelandwho understood that an investigation was not required because the senator was found red-handed, had the support of more than two-thirds of the House. Kueider’s place will be occupied by the Kirchnerist Stefania Cora. Meanwhile, the legislator’s office was closed with a strip until his judicial situation is clarified.
The arrest of Edgardo Kueider In Paraguay, where he tried to enter with more than US$200,000, he provoked the only legislative meeting of the extraordinary sessions and even closed the crack: All the blocks had a quorum to sanction it. In attendance were 67 of the 72 members of the Chamber who supported the expulsion over the proposal of Freedom Advanceswhich intended suspension of senatorwhich meant that he could not occupy his seat or enjoy his salary until at least March 1, the date on which the period of ordinary sessions begins.
That initiative had support only from Kueider’s colleagues (The United Provinces) and members of the PROso the ruling party changed its position at the last minute. “We had the intention of suspending Senator Kueider; but you need two-thirds for that and we couldn’t get them. We can’t let this go without any kind of vote because it wouldn’t be good for us. Since we don’t have numbers, we are going to vote for expulsion“explained the head of the block of Freedom Advances, Ezequiel Atauche.
The PRO was free to vote and Luis Juez and Guadalupe Tagliaferri They ended up supporting the proposal for the expulsion of Union for the Homelandlike the UCR and provincialist representatives: they gathered 60 votes. Juan Carlos Romero (The United Provinces) He was the only senator who abstained, while four from the PRO, a radical and a fellow Kueider bloc, opposed: Carlos Espínola, Enrique Goerling, Carmen Álvarez Rivero, Andrea Cristina, Alfredo De Ángeli and Maximiliano Abad.
New composition of the Senate
After the dismissal of Edgardo Kueiderwho will represent a drop in the block of The United Provincesthe influence of Union for the Homeland in it Senate of the Nation. The composition of the Upper House was as follows:
- Union for the Homeland: 34 senators.
- Radical Civic Union: 14 senators.
- PRO + allies: 7 senators.
- Freedom Advances + allies: 7 senators.
- The United Provinces: 5 senators.
- By Santa Cruz: 2 senators.
- Renewal Front of Concord (Misiones): 2 senators.
- Together We Are Río Negro: 1 senator.
Source: Ambito
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