Bullrich indirectly targets Villarruel after Senate setback: 'Should step aside'

Patricia Bullrich, president of the La Libertad Avanza bloc in the Argentine Senate, publicly called for Victoria Villarruel to step down following a postponed session. The indirect message was delivered via X, formerly Twitter.

"Millions of Argentines voted for us to transform Argentina. Whoever came with this project and is not willing to defend it should step aside," Bullrich stated. This remark followed a significant WhatsApp exchange between Bullrich and the Vice President, which reportedly became heated.

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Millions of Argentines voted for us to transform Argentina. Whoever came with this project and is not willing to defend it should step aside.

Sources indicate the exchange centered on Villarruel's reluctance to proceed with a Senate session to debate a bill on private property inviolability. Villarruel allegedly expressed concerns about the bill, particularly a chapter allowing the sale of land to foreign individuals and entities, deeming it "indignant."

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How are we going to have a session after almost winning the World Cup?

The session was ultimately postponed by Bullrich herself to August 6, citing the difficulty in securing the necessary votes. The resistance from the "dialoguist opposition" to the land sale provision proved a major hurdle.

In a separate exchange, Villarruel reportedly told Bullrich that if she disliked the government's policies, she should resign. Villarruel also stated that she, too, had been elected and that "you were not elected," suggesting Bullrich should "drink and chew" (an idiom for accepting reality).

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To sell the country.

Following the session's postponement, Villarruel also addressed accusations on X that she leaked the private conversation with Bullrich. She denied leaking private conversations, especially not to chat groups or journalists.

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For you. For us, changing the country is the challenge.