The novel by the so-called "Bases Law" had a new chapter this Saturday with meetings between Javier Milei and part of his team of collaborators - the head of the Chamber of Deputies, Martín Menem, was not part of them - and exchanges of calls with the objective of finalizing details of the return that the Government will send to the representatives of the allied parliamentary blocs on Monday.
If an understanding between the parties finally comes to fruition,
the ruling party hopes to sign an opinion next Tuesday
in a plenary session of the commission and, in case there is no "black swan", that it can be debated on Thursday the 25th in The enclosure.
There was no meeting of ministers this Saturday at the presidential palace to define the ongoing negotiations, but there were dialogues and contacts.
It was the first weekend in which Milei, her sister Karina and the minister and friend Santa Pettovello met in the new home.
"The Campanelli family has reunited," joked a member of the libertarian alliance.
In the environment of the head of state, meanwhile, they highlighted that he usually uses Saturdays to rest and be at Benavídez's house
with "his four-legged children,"
as he usually calls his four dogs.
Yes, the President
held some reserved meetings in Olivos and received multiple calls
.
The presidential delegate to the opposition leaders, Santiago Caputo, promised to give a response this Monday regarding the changes required in the Omnibus law.
Faced with the fears that exist in parliamentary spheres in which there is not a total validation of the opposition proposals of last Thursday, an official source consulted expressed hope that
"pragmatism will prevail" that favors a subsequent approval of the project.
The doubts are that, if the draft negotiated during the week were to prosper,
dozens of the more than 600 articles would be left out of the initiative
, such as those referring to the
regulation of fishing, hydrocarbons, environmental issues or most of the political reform,
for example.
Regarding the future of the pension formula, the desire for "friendly blocks" would prevail and then a calculation of retirement assets that takes inflation into account could be included.
"The important thing is that the spirit of the reforms is not affected," said a leader who regularly walks through the corridors of the Casa Rosada.
Caputo's presence in Congress last Thursday, when accompanied by Minister Guillermo Francos (Interior) he appeared at the offices of the presidency of the Chamber, unlocked the libertarian intransigence, according to what the opposition observed.
He is the President's most trusted strategist who, according to a dialogue member,
showed "understanding" for some of the changes proposed to the regulations.
For the head of the We Make Federal Coalition bloc, Miguel Pichetto, "it is likely" there will be an agreement this Monday that will trigger a commission opinion but
he advised the ruling party to "devote itself to building a parliamentary majority with allies in order to direct an intelligent dialogue.
"In this project there were issues that could be left for another time and the important thing was that the priority issues be addressed, those related to the economy and the fiscal order."
Whatever the case, everything will depend on the draft - "the fine print", as they maintain in the dialogue blocks - that is discussed on Monday in Martín Menem's offices.
If this negotiation were to succeed, there could be a ruling on Tuesday and on Thursday or Friday it would be discussed in the lower house.
The opposition remains firm in not meeting on Wednesday the 24th so as not to provoke those who mobilize to Congress, within the framework of the first general strike called against the LLA administration.
It is speculated that the eventual session of "the Bases Law" will be marathon: many libertarian deputies returned to their provinces last Friday for fear that the eventual debate on the regulations would extend into next weekend.