Ruling coalition La Libertad Avanza (LLA) is preparing for another round of intense negotiations to gather support for President Javier Milei’s omnibus bill — this time, in the Senate. You may also be interested in: Javier Milei’s omnibus bill 2.0: these are the key pointsThe votesThe omnibus bill, formally called the “Law for the bases and starting points for Argentines’ freedom”, was approved with 142 votes, while 106 deputies voted against it and five abstained. Frente de Izquierda, the only other bloc that consistently voted against Milei’s bill in the Lower House, doesn’t have any senators. UCR has 13, but not all of them are expected to back the omnibus bill. As the president’s stated pre-requisite for the May Pact, if the omnibus bill is rejected, the pact is expected to fall through.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald May 06, 2024 06:19 UTC