Overview
- Río Negro’s Lorena Villaverde did not take the oath and her diploma was returned to the Senate’s Constitutional Affairs Commission after the ruling bloc lacked votes to validate it.
- Victoria Villarruel presided over the ceremony that seated 23 new senators, and the chamber approved Alejandro Fitzgerald as Administrative Secretary, a post that manages key Senate resources.
- A public fray closed the session when Patricia Bullrich was denied the floor after objecting to guest limits, underscoring early friction with Villarruel.
- The government escalated its dispute with AFA following heavy sanctions on Estudiantes, with Bullrich pledging to examine the association’s transparency from the Senate as the Casa Rosada weighs next steps without immediate IGJ action.
- In the lower house, La Libertad Avanza added two deputies to reach 93 and edges toward first-minority status as the administration plans to file labor reform on December 9 and push a 2026 Budget committee ruling in mid-December.