The radical Ethics Court considered that the legislators fell into conduct that “affects the dignity” of the party.
Before the start of the new parliamentary year, which promises redefinitions in the formation of the blocks, the Radical Civic Union (UCR) determined the expulsion from the party of deputies Mariano Campero (Tucumán), Martín Arjol (Misiones) and Luis Picat (Córdoba)for having supported the presidential vetoes against the increase in retirement benefits and the university budget. The space did not disaffiliate Mario Cervi (Neuquén) because he abstained in the second mentioned vote.
In the decision of UCR Ethics Courtreleased this week and signed by the electoral judge Maria Servini, It is clarified that “misconduct is not being blamed for having voted outside the bloc or simply for having changed the vote” but rather they consider ““inadmissible to ignore the context in which the reproached behavior took place and the circumstances surrounding the decision to vote in favor of accepting the veto.”.
In this framework, they remember that the sanctioned deputies, like the Corrientes Joseph Tournier (member of the caucus, but without affiliation to radicalism) met with Javier Milei before changing his decision and supporting his veto, which was finally ratified by a third of the lower house. “It was not a surprise act, to which the participants could have been induced, surprised or deceived, but rather a deliberately provocative attitude, knowing the impact that that encounter“, considered the Court of Ethics in its ruling.
Since the legislative recess began, one more radical deputy joined the group of those aligned with the ruling party. It is about Francisco Montiwho participated in a meeting with the group of “libertarian radicals” and the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich. The man from Catamarca himself was in charge of disseminating the meeting on his social networks, with a publication in which he highlighted the “valuable conversation with Patricia Bullrich to take stock of the year and review work schedule for the challenges that come.”
Chamber of Deputies: the future of radicalism
The definition about The link with the ruling party implied the most significant rupture within the Chamber in the UCRwith a fragmentation into three blocks that weakened them more in their relationships than in their numerical impact. “ With Democracy Forever we want nothing“, they told Ámbito from the majority bench, although their coreligionists make different public calls to join the support of their former colleagues. Despite betting on greater dissidence with the Government, The most opposition radicals already voted separately and did not achieve success in the internal district electionswhich relegates them when defining the party strategy for 2025.
However, the breakup did not end the tensions. “They handle themselves as they want. Next year we will see what happens,” a representative of radicalism consulted by the group of five radicals (Arjol, Campero, Cervi, Picat and Tournier) who remain in the UCR bloc but have already dyed their votes violet. “Is everything all right. Notice that everyone is voting like us“, ironically one of them, who pointed to the official tendency of the space. “The electorate is going to go towards us. Macri is asking to eat Milanese and he can’t even get a meeting with Milei,” he added, projecting his own 2025. “We have to solve our ego problem“, summarized one of the most respected voices on the bench, as a goal for next year.
Source: Ambito
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