- The Government accused the vice president and head of the Senate Victoria Villarruel to move forward with a own agenda when calling a session by the Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU).
- From one’s own agenda to leaving cabinet meetings: the background of the internal conflict between the vice president Victoria Villarruel and the president Javier Milei.
- The national senator of the PRO, Luis Judge, supported the head of the Upper House Victoria Villarruel for calling the session by the DNU: «It is obligatory to comply with the regulations».
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In the midst of the tension with Villarruel, the Government suspended the cabinet meeting
Government suspended the cabinet meeting at Casa Rosada, on one of the days that usually takes place, in the middle of the strong tension between the president Javier Milei and the vice Victoria Villarruel for the inclusion in the Senate session of the Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) of economic deregulation.
From the Casa Rosada they stated that the cancellation of the President’s meeting with the ministers was due to schedule problems», the agency says NA, hours before the start of the session in the Upper House.
An official senator came out to support Villarruel for including the DNU in the session: «We cannot have a stopped Congress»
The senator from La Libertad Avanza, Francisco Paoltroni, supported the vice president and head of the Upper House Victoria Villarruel for having included in the session the treatment of the Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) of economic deregulation, in the midst of the strong internal conflict between the leader and the president Javier Milei for having made that decision.
Paoltroni said: «We cannot have a paralyzed Congress, the regulations are complied with, A session was called in the Senate to discuss four points, some legislators requested a special session to discuss the DNU, it is within the regulations and must be complied with, it may happen that there is a quorum, that there is not, that it is approved or rejected.
The senator from La Libertad Avanza also said: «With or without DNU, Bases Law, May Pact, is not at risk the functioning of the economy, we can go slower or slower, what is not negotiable is the fiscal deficit,» in statements to Urban Play and Continental radio.
Luis Juez supported Villarruel for calling a meeting for the DNU: «She is obliged to comply with the regulations»
Luis Juez supported Victoria Villarruel for calling a meeting for the DNU: «She is obliged to comply with the regulations» (Photo: TN capture – Can you see her?).
The national senator of the PRO, Luis Judge, defended the decision of the vice president and head of the Senate Victoria Villarruel to include the President’s Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) on economic deregulation Javier Milei on the agenda of the session in the Upper House, amid strong internal conflicts in the Government. Villarruel avoided for several weeks the requests for a meeting made by the opposition, especially Unión por la Patria, led by José Mayans.
Judge said in statements to Do you see her? by TN, with Jonatan Viale: «This is the fifth order of special session that the Vice President has, now signed by 40 legislators. This obligatory to comply with the regulations. I have known her for three months, I am not from La Libertad Avanza, I work as a criminal lawyer in Córdoba and I am not defending anyone. IM just saying how do they work institutions».
In a climate of growing internal tension in La Libertad Avanza, the Senate deals with the mega DNU of Javier Milei
Without the certainty of having the necessary votes for its approval, the vice Victoria Villarruel gave the green light for the treatment this Thursday of the president’s mega DNU Javier Milei in the Senate and the internal within La Libertad Avanza.
The Government accused her of distancing herself with her «own and unconsulted agenda» and putting into risk the only initiative of the President that remains standing for immediate debate in Congress, under suspicion of trying undermine her power, but those around the Vice President questioned the lack of knowledge of the regulations of the Upper House by the Executive and they assured that he tried to stop it, but that he could not.
What time is the DNU discussed in the Senate, amid the strong tension between Milei and Villarruel
At 11:00 The session is scheduled in the Senate in which the Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) of economic deregulation will be discussed, which increased the strain between the president Javier Milei and the vice Victoria Villarruel, for including it on the agenda in his capacity as head of the Upper House.
In addition to the DNU, the following will be debated in the Senate session:
- The agreement with Turkey and China to avoid double taxation of income and prevention of tax evasion and avoidance.
- Authorization for Milei to leave the country during 2024.
- The modification of the Penal Code with respect to the prevention and repression of money laundering, the financing of terrorism and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
The Government accused Villarruel of advancing with his own agenda by calling a session for the DNU
Through a statement from the Office of the President, the Government questioned the vice Victoria Villarruel for having called a session in the Senate to debate the president’s Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) Javier Milei. He accused her of wanting to advance with her «own agenda and without consultation».
According to what was pointed out by the President to TN, Villarruel met with the block leaders on Wednesday afternoon, hence Milei’s reaction. The statement took surprise to their own and others, despite the differences in styles between them.
Despite criticism from the Casa Rosada, the Senate confirmed that this Thursday it will discuss Milei’s DNU
While from the Casa Rosada they transmit increasing anger with Victoria Villarruel for having included the debate of DNU On the agenda of the session called for this Thursday, the Vice President met this Wednesday with the heads of the Senate blocks. The majority rejected the possibility of postponing the debate, the decree will be discussed in the venue and, although the stage is open until the moment of the vote, the outlook was negative for the ruling party until Wednesday night.
«The Vice President asked that the issue be postponed, to give the Government more time to negotiate with the governors. But there was no agreement. Villarruel can’t do much more, La Rosada spent the entire day attacking her and the senators instead of working to prevent it,» he told TN a senator who participated in the parliamentary Labor meeting this Wednesday afternoon and who would vote in favor of the DNU this Thursday.