Problems for the ruling party in the Senate: Santa Cruz legislators José María Carambia and Natalia Gadano proposed this afternoon not to give a quorum for tomorrow’s session and to remove the Bases Law from the agenda. The objective is to vote first on the fiscal package and for Deputies to then ratify those changes. And they also demand that, in the next few hours, the retirement project approved last week in the Lower House be incorporated to expressly sanction it.
This way, tomorrow’s session is at risk. To achieve a quorum, the ruling party and the dialogueists depend on two radicals: Maximiliano Abad and Martín Lousteau. The first has not spoken for more than a week, although he hinted to those around him that he will help, while the second confirmed tonight to Infobae that will be present. In this way, the match would start with the right number.
In a series of unclear videos sent to journalists accredited in the Senate, Carambia – along with Gadano – assured: “From our block, today we believe that the priority is not the Bases law. They are the retirees, and we understand that we must first address the issue of retirees with the fiscal package, in the event that the fiscal package is approved and the national government does not have any excuse to pay our retirees.”.
“That is why we ask the senators, our colleagues, to Tomorrow we will not have a quorum. That the fiscal package be discussed first along with the issue of retirees and then, the Bases law. The only way we can know that the national government is going to comply with any changes in a law, if we manage to save airlines, make profits, is that they really comply if a law is first passed to the Chamber of origin -in reference to Deputies -, they ratify what the Senators did and then deal with the rest. If not, there is no assurance of any kind that they will comply with the pacts and agreements,” said the legislator.
Translation: Carambia and Gadano want the Bases law not to be dealt with first tomorrow. They want to remove it from the agenda. Then, vote on the fiscal package with the changes introduced by the dialogue opposition in the Budget and Finance commission. Following this, incorporate the retirement initiative into the debate and sanction it. Then, the Lower House must “comply” with the senators and ratify – without insisting on any point of the original version – the fiscal package. And, just there, resume the discussion of the Bases law.
Regarding the move of Carambia and Gadano, there is no record even similar in the Senate. In fact, the first signed in dissent the opinion of the Bases law after achieving several changes, including the increase in mining withholdings, as well as the 22% increase in the Profit floor for the Patagonians.
Once the agreements were consummated, everyone in the Upper House understood that they meant general support for the Bases law and the fiscal package. Furthermore, the libertarians were satisfied with the consensus reached with the Santa Cruz native. However, general distrust of Carambia never ceased. In fact, he has more than five years left as a member of the Upper House and his only objective is to be governor, regardless of what his movements and consequences in the Senate or, in this case, in the management of Javier Milei.
Without Gadano and Carambia, the ruling party and the dialogue opposition add up to 35 legislators willing to give a quorum and vote. That is why he needs yes or yes from Abad and Lousteau, who has minority opinions on both initiatives and will become, as he always sought, the main arbiter of the battle.. You are even in a position to demand that they incorporate some points from your alternative texts. All this, to sustain the session and reach the general vote on the projects. Next, would come the particular definitions.
If they keep their word, Gadano – of Pro extraction – and Carambia They will be stuck to the main enemy that they had for many years in Santa Cruz: Alicia Kirchner, that together with the Frente de Todos they are preparing to reject both projects. The twists and turns of politics.
Behind this whole situation there appears debris related to the way of approaching negotiations in the Senate. Some point to the vice president and head of the upper house, Victoria Villarruelalthough from those around them they denied Infobae any type of dispute with dialogue legislators in recent days. The other magnifying glass is directed towards the Casa Rosada.
Another point that adds expectation in the upper house. If Abad and Loustau have a quorum tomorrow but the second does not vote on the Bases law, a potential tie at 36 would be broken by Villarruel. A great favor from Carambia and Gadano, who will remain on the side of Kirchnerism.
