Radicalism held a hand to the government again and blocked the implementation of the Investigative commission of the case $LIBRA In deputies. The outcome surprised: in the previous days, several members of the UCR block had insinuated a possible rebellion. They said they are willing to enable the investigation, although without lending to “a circus.” Even the radicals “with wig” – the most aligned with the Casa Rosada – marked distance: they assured that their priority was the fiscal balance, not to shield a Karina Milei.
The maneuver had four protagonists: Soledad Carrizo (Córdoba) and Lisandro Nieri (Mendoza), Governor’s Allies Alfredo Cornejo; y Pablo Cervi (Neuquén) and Francisco Monti (Catamarca), of the “Interior League” block, recently split from the bench that leads Rodrigo de Loredo. The four integrated the group of 14 deputies who voted the official Gabriel Bornoroni as president of the Commission, in a draw that blocked its operation. The same number of deputies supported Sabrina Selva (Union for the Homeland), without achieving the necessary majority.
The radicals justified their decision as a tactical gesture. As they said to The nationthey did not seek to paralyze the commission, but prevent a reference for Kirchnerism. “If we refrained, there was a jungle, which represents one of the ends we didn’t want,” explained one of them. And he finished, frankly: “We always knew that Bornoroni was not going to end up being president.”
The tension occurs in the middle of the electoral thread. Radicalism still bets on an agreement with freedom progresses and avoid breaking the bridges with Milei. But on the other side there are no signs. Government operators dodge contacts and disregard claims. Faced with that silence, the UCR decided to move: it showed its ability to harm in case of being excluded from the scene. It was a warning -shaped message.
In Mendoza, Cornejo seeks to avoid an intern with Luis PetriMinister of Defense, and sent his spokesmen to clarify that the link with Milei remains open, despite the rumors that the president has not attended his calls for a month. “We have our differences, but there is dialogue,” said a collaborator close to the governor. The same afternoon that their deputies voted in favor of the ruling party, The governor flew to Buenos Aires and met at the Casa Rosada with Eduardo “Lule” Menem, Operator of Karina Milei and architect of the libertarian political assembly. The gesture was read. And it took effect.
The radicals “with wig” observe with concern what happens in Misiones, where the deputy Martín Arjol -It’s prior agreement with The Menem- closed the door. There, the libertarians decided to play alone, in alliance with the local ruling of Carlos Rovira.
That other tacit pact was also exposed in the Investigative Commission. Bornoroni had the missionary support Carlos FernándezTrust man of Governor Hugo Passalacqua, Alter Ego de Rovira. An ironic postcard – and revealing – of the network of alliances that the government weaves in the shadows.
