There are also situations that are not typical of a democracy, such as the president’s complete opposition to the president’s policies from his first day in office, and the absolute refusal of the national executive to engage in dialogue with three governors from the main opposition party. Among them is Axel Kisilov of Buenos Aires province, who is forced to manage a resource-poor state. Buenos Aires residents will receive just over half of the contributions through the joint participation law. This is discrimination stemming from a norm that, according to the Constitution, should have limited validity. Therefore, the occasional good or bad intentions of the central government largely determine the funds available to the states, which are always in short supply.
Meanwhile, the suspension of public works ordered by Mr. Millay has hit the Buenos Aires territory hard, affecting agricultural production, as has the suspension of construction on the Salado River, whose lack of progress has caused repeated flooding.
This not only hurts agricultural producers in the affected areas, but also food production, which generates the foreign exchange urgently needed by central banks and national treasuries.
tradition is broken
In this context, the president’s behavior breaks with the tradition – if you can call it that – honored by Raúl Alfonsín, Carlos Menem, Fernando de la Rúa and Mauricio Macri, whose ministers and secretaries never refused to dialogue with opposition leaders. It is true that Kisilov remains adamantly opposed to each of the president’s plans, but the economic squeeze does not only punish the governor.
In this all-out conflict scenario, it seems difficult to make progress toward an agreement that would allow sanctions on the budget bill that received parliamentary status last Wednesday. Add to this the internal nature of Peronism, which today is divided into two seemingly irreconcilable branches, complicating the governor’s political objectives. On the one hand, their own MPs. On the other hand, those who react to Kirchnerism and Sergio Massa. The state’s ruling party’s urgency is illustrated as Libertarians arrive on December 10 with a mandate to increase their representation in both chambers and, predictably, support an equally insular opposition party.
debt
It is essential for Kisilov to obtain permission to assume just under $2 billion in debt, which is necessary to ensure the normal functioning of the state administration and carry out essential work for health, safety and maintenance of key production routes. Approving the debt would require a special two-thirds majority of 62 members of the House of Representatives and 24 members of the Senate in both chambers. After the September 13 elections, Peronism will have 39 members of the House of Representatives (two more) and 24 senators (three more). As mentioned above, that number is far from the required number in the House of Representatives, and furthermore, these 39 members will not accompany them without first having an agreement with other internal departments with which La Campora and Frente Renovador work together. Last year, neither the budget nor the debt request could be approved. If the situation is repeated, the state administration will be in serious crisis. It is impossible for Xylofists to negotiate with members of other parties unless they first have their own full support.
posture
A severe economic and social crisis has undermined Peronism’s electoral strength not only in Buenos Aires but also at the national level. However, because the majority of justiciary governors adopted a dialogical opposition stance, libertarians do not necessarily need the support of Buenos Aires Peronist congressmen to approve laws they consider fundamental. With the exception of three leaders who were excluded from the dialogue, the governors opted for more constructive opposition. This solitude weakens those who maintain total conflict with the national government and leaves them alone. However, in the case of Buenos Aires province, Casa Rosada said, the impact of a possible social spread cannot be ignored in Conurbano province, where millions of people live in extreme poverty and rely on local governments and the state for minimal funding to meet their basic needs.
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