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Patricia Bullrich Named LLA Senate Leader as PRO’s Avico Defects to Milei’s Deputies Bloc

The moves aim to secure the votes for Budget 2026 and planned labor and tax changes.

Overview

  • President Javier Milei confirmed Bullrich to head La Libertad Avanza’s Senate caucus, and she convened her first meeting with current and senator‑elect members.
  • Reporting counts the future LLA Senate bloc at 20 once Carmen Álvarez Rivero joins, despite Bullrich posting that it will have 21 members.
  • PRO deputy Belén Avico announced she is joining LLA in the Chamber of Deputies, with the switch to take formal effect on December 10.
  • With Avico’s move, LLA projects 88 own deputies from December, a threshold leaders say helps protect presidential vetoes and steadies votes for key bills.
  • The defections sharply shrink PRO’s footprint to roughly 15–16 deputies, while LLA continues recruiting to approach 90 lawmakers of its own and about 115 with allies.