Overview
- Patricia Bullrich and Vice President Victoria Villarruel hold their first face-to-face since the October 26 elections after months of public clashes.
- The meeting is focused on a work plan for extraordinary sessions starting December 10 and on constituting Budget, Labor and Social Security, and Criminal Legislation committees.
- Before the talks, Bullrich acknowledged a distant relationship and asked Villarruel to help rather than sabotage the legislative agenda.
- Bullrich will assume her Senate seat on December 10 and leave the Security Ministry, while decisions on Senate authorities such as the provisional presidency are slated for the February 24 preparatory session.
- The government is organizing a Bullrich–Martín Menem tandem to manage Congress, with labor reform entering the Senate in December, a Budget vote targeted for December 22 or after Christmas, and a renewed push for the Ficha Limpia bill.