The ‘omnibus law’, promoted by Javier Milei, is approved in the Chamber of Deputies of Congress

In the Senate, La Libertad Avanza, the right-wing party led by the president, is also in the minority and was where it already suffered the rejection of its decree of necessity and urgency (DNU 70/23) – still in force, because it remains to pass through Deputies-.

The ruling party, which only has 38 deputies in the Lower House, received the support of the Republican Proposal (Pro, center-right) – the formation of former Argentine president, Mauricio Macri -, in addition to the vast majority of the Radical Civic Union (UCR, center) and We Make a Federal Coalition (dissident Peronism and federalism).

The Peronist Union for the Homeland bloc, the left and some federalists voted against, and several ‘radicals’ abstained.

“Today this bloc comes to tell the Government that it gives it one thing and takes away another. This bloc comes to give it the tools that the Government demands and takes away the excuses with which it saves time,” indicated in his final speech the UCR deputy Rodrigo de Loredo, who insisted on the “reformist” task of his party in the new drafting of the project.

For his part, Cristian Ritondo, head of the Pro bloc, indicated that his party is not a “Government or co-government” with La Libertad Avanza – despite the fact that several members of the Executive come from that formation – but that it supports the ‘base law’ because he believes “in the pledged word.”

The Pro deputy commented that His bloc does not give the law to the Government, but “to the Argentines who voted with hope for change in Argentina” and asked for these tools.

On behalf of Unión por la Patria, the largest minority in the chamber, deputy Leopoldo Moreau made it clear that “in Argentina there is an opposition,” led by his party, and expressed his hope that “others will realize that “They have to cross paths on time.”

“We must give governance to a society that is exposed to the elements, abandoned by dehumanizing policies, by a State that does not function at all. This anarcho-capitalism is going to end in anarchism,” he stated, alluding to the formula used by Milei to talk about his ideology.

The Law Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentines, known as the ‘omnibus law’ due to the number of articles (although today they represent a third of the original project, which exceeded 600) and the magnitude of the reforms it proposes, It is the tool with which the Milei Executive intends to deregulate the economy and reduce the weight of the State.

In it, a public emergency is declared in administrative, economic, financial and energy matters for a period of one year, giving the Executive delegated powers in these matters.

After the parliamentary failure in February, the ruling party opened intense negotiations with the so-called ‘dialogue’ opposition to bring closer positions with a view to the approval of this text.