Overview
- The government is studying an extension of extraordinary sessions from February 2 to 27, with no parliamentary activity planned in January and a formal decree expected late in the month.
- Priority items are the labor reform and modifications to the Ley de Glaciares, while the sweeping Penal Code update is deferred due to its size and complexity.
- Patricia Bullrich will lead vote‑gathering with support from Interior Minister Diego Santilli and Eduardo “Lule” Menem and Martín Menem as the administration courts governors and allied blocs.
- The labor package was postponed for lack of votes and faces union resistance, and officials acknowledge an estimated fiscal cost near 0.5% of GDP tied to shifting roughly 3% of employer contributions to a dismissal fund, with private estimates near US$3.5 billion annually.
- Both the labor bill and the glaciers proposal carry committee approvals from December, and officials signal potential adjustments to secure majorities.