Overview
- La Libertad Avanza expanded to 95 deputies and 21 senators after the December reshuffle, using that strength to pass the 2026 budget and the Inocencia Fiscal law.
- Despite the late wins, 2025 saw one of the lowest legislative outputs since the return of democracy, with 13 laws in total and only two pushed by the executive, alongside multiple vetoes and a few veto overrides.
- The government plans to resume its agenda in February, targeting tax changes, tougher penal sentences, a labor “modernization,” and a fiscal rule, with some items already holding committee sign-offs.
- Recent surveys report about 46% approval for the national government, modest improvement in economic sentiment (41% positive versus 57% negative), and insecurity as the leading concern, with inflation dropping in perceived priority.
- Institutional tensions flared with overnight appointments to the national audit office that Pro is challenging in court, while Axel Kicillof readies summer tours and advances a push to fill Buenos Aires provincial Supreme Court vacancies.