Argentina's Opposition Cheers Supreme Court Order to Boost University Budget

Argentina's opposition celebrated a Supreme Court ruling that mandates the executive branch to comply with a law increasing the university budget. Leaders from various opposition factions lauded the decision, stating that there are no longer any "excuses" for not implementing the norm.

The Supreme Court upheld a law, initially sanctioned by Congress and later vetoed by President Javier Milei, which requires an increase in funding for public universities. Emiliano Yacobitti, vice-rector of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and a Radical Civic Union (UCR) leader, thanked society for its "unwavering defense of the public university as the main engine of social mobility and a central tool for the country's development and the future of all."

Maximiliano Ferraro, a deputy from the Civic Coalition, highlighted that the Supreme Court has "put order in the Argentine institutional system." He emphasized that "a law voted by Congress and ratified through all institutional channels is not debated, it is effectively fulfilled." Similarly, Esteban Paulón, a legislator from Provincias Unidas, noted that the ruling establishes the "immediate recomposition of the budget for teaching staff, non-teaching staff, and essential operating expenses."

Political groups also voiced their support. Argentina Humana, a movement associated with Juan Grabois, declared, "The time has come, Milei: comply with the Law." From the labor union sector, Rubén ‘Pollo’ Sobrero, a delegate for the Railway Union, stated that "the Supreme Court has exposed the Milei government" because "the University Financing Law must be complied with." He added, "But the struggle of teachers, non-teachers, and students has achieved the salary update and the recomposition of programs. The public university is not surrendered or adjusted."