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Bullrich Presses Villarruel on Senate Role as She Prepares Vote Push for Milei’s Reforms

She urges the vice president to help move the government’s agenda through the chamber ahead of December’s extraordinary sessions.

Overview

  • After a Friday meeting, Patricia Bullrich said she and Victoria Villarruel differ on how the vice president should conduct the presidency of the Senate.
  • Bullrich criticized Villarruel for not taking sides and argued the Senate chair should assist a governing bloc seeking to pass its agenda.
  • She said her goal is to have Villarruel help push the administration’s projects and to secure quorum and at least 37 votes for key bills.
  • Villarruel responded that she lacks the authority to obstruct initiatives and signaled her role is to collaborate within procedural limits.
  • Bullrich will leave the Security Ministry in December to assume her Senate seat and called on PRO to support the labor and tax reforms without hesitation.