Senate: Bullrich wants to open the floor to address the private property project and a key slate

The Argentine Senate is gearing up for a pivotal week as the ruling party attempts to convene a session this Thursday to tackle significant legislation. The agenda includes the controversial bill on the inviolability of private property and another contentious piece of legislation that would permit the foreign acquisition of rural lands. Securing enough senators to even open the session presents a considerable hurdle for the government.

Patricia Bullrich, the head of the libertarian senators' bloc, brokered an agreement with opposition leaders to call the session. However, the timing is challenging. Many provincial senators are on winter break and may be reluctant to return, especially given that the land ownership bill is perceived as "complicated and unattractive" by some. "I see it as difficult, many senators are in their provinces and others have travel plans abroad that they will not change for a complicated and unattractive project like land foreignization," one senator, who supports the government but plans to be absent, told La Nación.

While the delay in addressing the rural land sales bill might not be critical, another item on the agenda carries a strict deadline. The Senate must approve a five-year term extension for labor court judge Víctor Pesino before July 27. Pesino, who recently ruled in favor of lifting a freeze on 81 articles of the government's labor reform, will automatically become a retiree if he does not receive Senate approval for his magistracy by his 75th birthday. This situation mirrors a recent decision by the Supreme Court regarding another judge's tenure.

The government's ability to gather the necessary quorum and pass these key pieces of legislation, particularly the judicial nomination with its looming deadline, will be a significant test of its legislative influence in the coming days.

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I see it as difficult, many senators are in their provinces and others have travel plans abroad that they will not change for a complicated and unattractive project like the foreignization of lands.