Three Tucumán national deputies have split from the Peronist Unión por la Patria coalition to form a separate bloc that will back parts of President Javier Milei’s omnibus bill in Congress. Deputies Agustín Fernández, Gladys Medina, and Elía Mansilla made the decision public in a short letter sent to Lower House President Martín Menem. La Libertad Avanza has 39 deputies, while PRO and the UCR have 37 and 34, respectively. According to Baigorrí, Jaldo met with all five UxP Tucumán national deputies and asked them to back the “omnibus bill.” While the three that have split seem to be in line with his request, the other two, Pablo Yedlin and Carlos Cisneros, have said they would not support the bill. Jaldo defended the decision to form a separate bloc as a way of defending Tucumán “interests” and denied that the Milei government pressured him to back the bill.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald January 25, 2024 14:52 UTC