Overview
- Multiple outlets report Jalil has decided to take two sitting and two incoming Catamarca deputies into a separate bancada, with an announcement expected before the end of November and changes taking effect at the December 10 turnover.
- The four lawmakers are Fernanda Ávila and Sebastián Nóblega, plus newly elected Fernando Monguillot and Claudia Palladino, who are described as aligned with Jalil.
- UP’s headcount would fall from about 98 to roughly 92 if the split is confirmed, narrowing the Chamber’s arithmetic and potentially leaving UP and LLA level on 92 seats.
- Recent meetings between Jalil and national officials, including Interior Minister Diego Santilli and presidential adviser Santiago Caputo, included discussions on transferring the state mining firm YMAD and securing cooperation on the 2026 Budget and labor modernization.
- UP leaders are working to contain defections, with bloc chief Germán Martínez planning to speak with Jalil, as earlier departures by Javier Noguera to Independencia and Jorge Fernández further strain the opposition’s numbers.