He Senate Argentina this Thursday rejected by a majority vote the broad Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) on economic deregulation, dictated last December by the country’s president, Javier Miley.

“Mega-maternity leave” was rejected by 42 votes to of the document signed by Miley, 25 votes in favor and four abstentions, and will now be sent to the Chamber of Deputies for analysis, so for now the decree remains in force.

It should be noted that DNU 70/2023 “Fundamentals recovery of the Argentine economywas signed by Miley on December 21, a few days after assuming the presidency of Argentina.

Among other things, the decree, which, together with the draft so-called “omnibus law”, forms the basis of the ambitious reforms that Miley soughtrepeals about 80 laws and changes another 300 regulations.

In addition, the document was rejected most of the political oppositionBoth in parliament, where the official far-right party La Libertad Avanza is the third minority, and among provincial governors, who are all opponents.

The chapter of the decree concerning labor reform was suspended by the court at the request of trade unions, while other aspects of the decree were challenged by the province of La Rioja (north) in the Supreme Court, which has not yet ruled on the constitutionality of the so-called “mega DNE”.

“This decree is invalid. for the adoption of provisions that are the powers of the legislature,” said Senator José Mayans of the Peronist Union for the Homeland bloc, advocating a vote to invalidate the DNU.

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For his part, the official senator Ezequiel Atash defended the DNU, saying that “Argentina in emergency” and that politics must demonstrate it is “ready for change” and asked lawmakers to “let Miley govern.”

After being rejected by a majority vote in the Senate, the DNU will be reviewed in the lower house, where It will also be difficult for the ruling party to approve it.in this case the decision will be annulled.

In addition to the decree, Miley sent to Parliament in December a draft Law on the Foundations and Starting Points of the Freedom of Argentines, which outlined measures and sweeping reforms and controversial delegation to the executive branch powers inherent in the Legislature.

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Due to the intransigence of the opposition and the government to negotiate and agree on various aspects of the project, the so-called “omnibus law” was adopted. was shipwrecked in her parliamentary address.

After this, on March 1, Miley invited the governors to sign on May 25 new “founding pact”, with a dozen points on economic and political issues, subject to the approval first of a new agreement on financial matters and the “omnibus law” that the executive is now reintroducing with some changes. (EFE)