Argentina: Ruling bloc in the Senate breaks up and a new bench emerges
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- 23 Feb 2023
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A group of Argentine senators announced on Wednesday their withdrawal from the bloc of the ruling Frente de Todos in the Upper House and their decision to form their own bench, in the run-up to the complex electoral process that the South American country will undergo this year.
Senators Guillermo Snopek, Alejandra Vigo, Edgardo Kueider, Carlos Espínola and María Eugenia Catalfano will form the Federal Unity bloc, leaving the Frente de Todos with 31 seats, out of the total 72 seats in the Senate, a chamber presided over by the Vice-President of the country, Cristina Fernández.
Thus, the ruling party will have even more difficulties to achieve, with allies, the quorum of 37 seats necessary to enable a session in the Upper House. Read More…
