The Senate of Argentina approved this Wednesday, June 12, the Bases Law, also known as the ‘omnibus law’, a modified version of a legislative project promoted by President Javier Milei that establishes the legal framework for the transformation of the economic and social model of Argentina. Argentina.
- The norm has been approved in a second vote by 37 votes in favor compared to 36 against, after the president of the Upper House and vice president of the Republic, Victoria Villarruel, cast the ‘qualifying vote’ that broke the tie. the first round of voting.
The Basic Law. As we explained to you at Newtral.es, the so-called ‘omnibus law’ is a bill that aims to promote private initiative, the development of industry and commerce, as well as limit any state intervention that is “not necessary.”
- In this sense, it establishes a package of measures and reforms in different areas of public administration, justice, interior, environment and health.
Demonstrations against the Bases Law. During the vote in the Argentine Senate on the Bases Law, the country’s police charged thousands of protesters who were grouped in front of Congress in Buenos Aires and who continued throughout the night, according to reports Clarion.
And now that? After having been approved in the Senate, the law will now go to the Chamber of Deputies, where the president will summon governors, former presidents and legislators who were involved with the Bases Law.
- The process will be terminated with the signing of the May Pact, an agreement that the Office of the Presidency describes as a “historic commitment” to get Argentina out of the “pit” in which it finds itself due to the “poorist ideology of the last 100 years.” years”.
Sources
Argentine newspaper Clarín
Argentine newspaper La Nación
Senate of Argentina
Office statement from the president of Argentina
