President Mauricio Macri’s administration today managed to block the opposition from putting the brakes on the government’s tarifazo, or marked price increase in utilities, in a Congressional session. They are set to reconvene in Congress next week to continue fighting against the tarifazo. There had in fact been two special sessions on the agenda today, one encouraged by the FR and another pushed for by the Victory Front (FpV), which are the main opposition parties. However, the session was bogged down by heated discussions over how the different motions should be voted: whether they should be approved with two thirds majority or a simple majority (over half of the votes). In order to stop the motion to intervene in Aranguren’s tenure as Energy Minister, the Cambiemos Lower House caucus leader, Mario Negri proposed that he should be “invited” to give explanations“It’s a lollipop made of wood,” said Sergio Massa, head of the Renewal Front (FR).

Source: The Bubble August 10, 2016 20:48 UTC