Live coverage: Opposition MPs in Argentina request a special legislative session to debate matters causing concern within the Government, specifically those introduced by Javier Milei.
The Argentine Chamber of Deputies is set for a special session next Wednesday, with opposition parties pushing to advance with projects that may cause discomfort to the government. This session, led by Unión por la Patria (UxP), Democracia para Siempre, the space that responds to Facundo Manes and Martín Lousteau, and Encuentro Federal de Miguel Angel Pichetto, will include several proposals.
The opposition's initiatives aim to address social welfare improvements and increased provincial funding, which contradict the austerity-driven economic policies of President Javier Milei's government. These policies, endorsed by the IMF program, focus on fiscal consolidation and controlling inflation.
The opposition's push includes projects such as a 7.2% increase in retirement pensions, a reduction in the required years of contributions to access retirement, the declaration of a public policy emergency for people with disabilities, and an increase in public funds allocated to the provinces. These measures directly conflict with Milei's policies, which have halted infrastructure projects and limited federal fund transfers to provinces.
The conflict reflects broader political and institutional struggles in Argentina’s current polarized context. There have been disputes over the legality and procedural validity of some opposition-led legislative maneuvers, with accusations that Kirchnerist opponents violated Senate rules to impose deficit-increasing laws without following legal parliamentary procedures.
Meanwhile, economist Federico Furiase, part of Luis Caputo's team, asserts that the recent dollar increase will not lead to inflation, as long as there is no monetary emission and it is not validated in pesos. This stance aligns with Milei's government's focus on maintaining fiscal discipline and austerity.
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- The opposition's special session in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, led by several political groups, involves proposing measures addressing social welfare improvements and increasing provincial funding, which conflict with the austerity goals outlined in the government's policy-and-legislation backed by the IMF.
- The ongoing dispute between the opposition and Milei's government over proposals such as a retirement pension increase, reducing years of contributions, and enhancing disability support, highlights the political crisis in Argentina and the general-news surrounding questions about legal and procedural validity of some opposition-led legislative maneuvers.
