In Argentina, the recently elected president Javier Miley announced that the reform package would not be pursued further in parliament after the earlier vote failed to pass. This update came from Oscar Sago, who leads the governing alliance Freedom Comes in the Chamber of Deputies, during an interview with the television channel LN+.
According to Sago, the bill will not be reintroduced because it has already been sent to Congress for consideration. He indicated Miley sees little value in making additional changes to the proposal, suggesting that the government might instead advance its reforms through separate pieces of legislation during the upcoming parliamentary session. The regular session is scheduled to begin on March 1.
Parliamentary deliberations began on February 6, with lawmakers examining the bill item by item after it had been approved in its entirety. The session, however, was halted following the rejection of provisions that would grant the president special powers to act without parliamentary assent. The document was sent back to the parliamentary commission for further review. Miley publicly labeled the MPs who voted against the provisions as criminals. The initiative to return the reform package originated from a political blog associated with the Freedom is Coming faction.
The government first submitted a comprehensive reform bill to Congress on December 28 of the previous year.
On February 2, protests against the reforms gathered at the Argentine Congress building. Law enforcement used tear gas and batons to push protesters away from the road, illustrating the intensity of opposition to Miley’s agenda.
Analysts note that Miley’s ascent to power has been described as a symbol of the triumph of networked political structures over traditional hierarchical models, a characterization that underscores the shifting dynamics within Argentine politics. Source: LN+.