The eventful future of the reform law promoted by Javier Milei was the catalyst for
bill passes
, for now soundproofed, within the libertarian alliance.
And although the president of the Chamber of Deputies,
Martín Menem
, has received several criticisms for his "lack of management" of legislative issues and for not having been able to avoid the successive postponements of the debate in the chamber - and the
"jibarization"
of the original project -, from Parliament they point to the
libertarian "hawks"
who developed an ambitious package of laws instead of segmenting the reforms with a more fluid dialogue with sectors of the opposition.
On Friday, the head of the lower house and his cousin
"Lule" Menem
, an all-terrain advisor without official position, received
Karina Milei
in Parliament.
Then they accompanied her to the Casa Rosada.
Although this meeting was perceived in the Government as a
sign of support
from the President's influential sister, it also emerged that the official asked for details about the delay in the debate of a regulation considered fundamental for the ruling party.
It is that at this time some questions began to circulate towards the nephew of the deceased former president from some leaders of the ruling party but also from representatives of the PRO and Hacemos parliamentary blocs.
An insistent version this Monday reported that the Riojan would have received a strong reproach from deputy
Miguel Angel Pichetto
for having given
Federico Sturzenegger
participation in the meeting that took place last Thursday in the apartment of
Tomas Figueroa
, Parliamentary Secretary of the Chamber. , in Recoleta, to supposedly agree on modifications to the opinion.
Deputies, in a past session.
Photo: Rolando Andrade Stracuzzi.
Criticism of the head of Deputies for his
lack of experience
is not new - he only had one participation in the Riojan Legislature between 2021 and 2023 - but now they have intensified in line with the eventful negotiations with the opposition.
The Rioja leader has the endorsement of Karina Milei who, last December, made her brother give up on the idea of putting the head of the PRO bench,
Christian Ritondo, in the presidency of Deputies.
Beyond the questions to Menem, for now there is no possibility for the ruling party to seek a political agreement - "a parliamentary alliance" in Pichetto's own words - that would change the leadership of the Chamber and reorder the legislative map.
Nor does the libertarian alliance have its own representative with extensive experience to assume that role and, furthermore, if the decision were made to replace him,
it would be a sign of extreme weakness
.
And, at this time, the head of state himself places the responsibility for the changes in the Omnibus law on the lack of commitment of governors willing to defend their own interests rather than a malpractice of their own space in defending the initiative.
Empowered Advisor
However, in the last few hours it emerged that the President had empowered his advisor
Santiago Caputo
to carry out negotiations with the opposition with the aim of ensuring half-sanction of the regulations during this Wednesday's session.
The fact is that some leaders of the ruling party continue to target the head of the lower house.
Those around him, meanwhile, reply that neither he nor "Lule" were responsible for defining the strategy and scope of the reform package.
Elliptically they refer to the fact that the content and form in which the Omnibus Law was presented was decided by the Chief of Staff.
They also point against Caputo himself, who on Monday afternoon was meeting in the Chamber presidency with
Eduardo Menem's son.