Overview

• Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies voted 140–80–17 to approve in general a reform to the DNU regime, but Article 3 secured only 127 votes, two short of the 129 absolute majority required.
• The contested clause would require explicit approval by both chambers within 90 days for a DNU to remain in force and allow a single chamber’s rejection to invalidate it.
• The modified bill now returns to the Senate, which must decide whether to accept Deputies’ changes, insist on its original text, or pursue conciliation between chambers.
• The presidency has signaled it will veto the reform if enacted and argues the opposition lacks the two‑thirds in both chambers needed to override a veto.
• A broad opposition coalition delivered quorum and the general vote, while defections and abstentions from segments of PRO, the Civic Coalition, and ex‑libertarians helped sink Article 3; the reform also proposes single‑subject DNUs, limits on reissuing decrees on the same matter, and changes to the bicameral review committee.