The political situation in Argentina is at a critical point due to the lack of progress in the approval of the 2025 Budget. The opposition has expressed its distrust of the Government and has decided to prioritize the debate on the law that limits the Decrees of Necessity and Urgency (DNU).
This context has generated tensions and has highlighted the difficulties in reaching consensus in Congress. The 2025 Budget, presented by the government by Javier Milei in September, has encountered significant obstacles on its path to approval.
Negotiations between the Executive and the opposition blocs have been few and unfruitful. Deputies and senators from the dialogue blocs and Kirchnerism have expressed their frustration at the lack of interlocutors in the Casa Rosada to negotiate next year’s budget items.
The situation is even more complicated due to the proximity of the closing of the ordinary sessions at the end of the month. If the Budget is not approved before November 20, the Executive could be forced to extend the current spending law, which would allow the Government to manage resources with little control in the middle of the electoral campaign.
This possibility has generated concern in the opposition, which fears discretionary use of public funds by the ruling party. The distrust of the opposition towards the Government has been exacerbated by the lack of progress in budget negotiations.
The opposition blocs have indicated that the Executive has not shown willingness to dialogue and reach agreements. In this context, the opposition has decided to prioritize the debate on the law that limits DNUs, a tool that they consider has been used excessively by the Government to avoid legislative control.
Debate
The DNU law, passed in 2006 during Cristina Kirchner’s administration, establishes the legal regime for the Decrees of Necessity and Urgency and the regulations of Congress. The opposition seeks to modify this law to limit the power of the Executive and strengthen the role of Congress in the ratification of the DNU.
Among the proposals is the requirement that Congress ratify the DNU within a period of 90 days with the affirmative vote of both chambers, or else they would lose validity. Tension in Congress has been increasing as the deadline for approval of the Budget approaches.
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