Martín Menem appointed the 8 deputies for the bicameral that reviews the DNU. He left out the head of block K: He appointed only three deputies from the UxP bench.

The K block claimed four seats. Villarruel could constitute the commission this week. Regular sessions begin on March 1 and it will be difficult to stop an opposition effort to establish an opposition majority in the Senate. Beyond opposition pressures, the ruling party's rush is due to the fact that the opposition is close to achieving the number of seats it needs to achieve power.