In a move that exposed the fierce internal strife within the ruling party, Patricia Bullrich, president of the La Libertad Avanza bloc in the Senate, decided to cancel Manuel Adorni’s management report scheduled for July 2. The measure seeks to prevent the chief of staff, who is under judicial investigation for a suspicious increase in his assets, from becoming the target of an eight-hour interpellation.
“It made no sense to bring him in so they could publicly punish him for eight hours,” Bullrich told the press, making it clear that the opposition is not interested in asking about the government’s management but rather in targeting the official. According to parliamentary sources, as of Wednesday there were no registered questions from either dialoguing or opposition blocs, a sign that they do not recognize Adorni as chief of staff.
However, Adorni himself crossed his political boss with a fiery tweet: “I am available to appear on July 2 before the Honorable Senate of the Nation to provide the management report as mandated by the National Constitution. Period.” The post exposes the deep rift shaking the ruling party since the presidential spokesperson’s asset increase came to light, which is already under judicial scrutiny.
Meanwhile, Bullrich did not sit idly by. In a masterstroke, she managed to gather allied blocs to sign a new Parliamentary Labor act establishing that requests for interpellation without a committee opinion can only be approved with a two-thirds vote. The meeting, led by Provisional Senate President Bartolomé Abdala, was attended by Radicals Eduardo Vischi, Misiones’ Carlos Arce, San Luis’ Carlos “Camau” Espínola, Salta’s Flavia Royón, independent Beatriz Ávila, and libertarian Agustín Coto. Notably absent were Peronism and Convicción Federal, the bloc that responds to dialoguing governors.
That act included twelve precedents of interpellation requests or censure motions that were referred to the Constitutional Affairs Committee, thereby recognizing that a prior committee report is needed before addressing the issue on the floor. Now, this new act must be voted on in session, and Peronism is expected to insist on the previous act, which set a different criterion for enabling Adorni’s interpellation.
Spokespersons for the ruling party and the dialoguing opposition agree that it is President Javier Milei who must decide Adorni’s future, not Congress. Although they do not rule out that the chief of staff could be removed via a censure motion, for now the tug-of-war continues in the Senate. The session agenda remains the same as last week: a private property bill, approval of seven judicial nominations — including the candidacy of appellate judge Víctor Pesino — and international agreements. The libertarian internal conflict, meanwhile, promises more chapters.
Para mí, Bullrich la tiene clarísima frenando a estos zurdos de mierda que solo quieren hacer circo. Kicillof y los suyos son unos cobardes, se hacen los indignados pero no les da el cuero. Adorni tiene huevos, que vaya igual. Viva la libertad carajo!
Para mí Bullrich y Adorni son dos caraduras del mismo palo. Frenar el informe para evitar que le saquen la careta al jefe de Gabinete es de cobardes. Se creen dueños del Senado pero se les acabó la joda. Vayan a laburar lacras.