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Argentina Opposition Lines Up Votes to Reverse Garrahan Veto as Congress Sets Votes on Universities and ATN

Two‑thirds thresholds in both chambers will determine whether the presidential vetoes stand.

Overview

  • A special session of the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday will take up vetoes, with opposition blocs saying they have the votes to overturn the pediatric emergency measure linked to Hospital Garrahan.
  • Parliamentary sources point to prior support of 159 votes for the pediatrics law and expect some past abstainers to switch, reinforcing the path to the required two‑thirds.
  • The university financing law faces a tighter margin after its original passage with 158 votes left it one short of two‑thirds, and opposition leaders are lobbying abstainers and previous absentees.
  • The Senate scheduled a Thursday debate on President Javier Milei’s veto of automatic daily distribution of ATN funds after the opposition defeated efforts to delay, with the chamber having previously backed the measure 56–0 in recorded votes.
  • Opposition deputies also plan votes to summon top officials over alleged bribery in disability procurement and to advance proposals on regulating DNUs and an investigation into adulterated fentanyl, as unions and student groups organize a large march at Congress.