Fernández Sagasti unable to vote on private property law after procedural move

Senator Anabel Fernández Sagasti will not vote on the private property law this Thursday after a motion to send all related projects to committee passed by a wide margin. The decision effectively halts the debate on the floor and postpones it for commission review. Sagasti, who is 32 weeks pregnant, had sought exceptional authorization to vote remotely due to medical advice prohibiting her from traveling to Buenos Aires. Vice President Victoria Villarruel had initially issued a decree allowing her remote participation, but this was subject to the full Senate's approval. Senator Patricia Bullrich's motion to move the discussion to the Institutional Affairs Committee, which passed overwhelmingly, nullified this benefit. Fernández Sagasti expressed her frustration on social media, arguing that barring her vote would disenfranchise her province, Mendoza. She stated, "Will they leave me unable to vote because I am pregnant? The Senate was conceived to guarantee equality between the provinces. Distance cannot become an obstacle to exercising political representation when technological tools exist to resolve it. I am not asking for a privilege. I am asking for federal equity to be guaranteed." Mendoza has the right to be represented, and I have the duty to fulfill the mandate entrusted to me by its citizens," she added. The senator's vote is considered crucial, as the ruling party has a narrow margin to pass the property law, which aims to strengthen the protection of private property rights.

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Will they leave me unable to vote because I am pregnant? The Senate was conceived to guarantee equality between the provinces. Distance cannot become an obstacle to exercising political representation when technological tools exist to resolve it. I am not asking for a privilege. I am asking for federal equity to be guaranteed. Mendoza has the right to be represented and I have the duty to fulfill the mandate that its citizens entrusted to me.