Javier Milei’s weakness has no roof and defeats continue. This Wednesday a massive mobilization of health, education and retirees surrounded the Congress that managed to exceed two thirds for two thirds for reject presidential vetoes in the Chamber of Deputies.
With 181 votes in the emergency for the Garrahan and 174 in the University Financing LawMilei was defeated again and many of those who were his allies turned his face. Both votes had 13 more votes necessary to reach thirds. To definitely fall, the vetoes have to be also rejected by the Senate That could treat them soon, maybe next Thursday.
The veto to the emergency for the Garrahan was rejected in deputies. There were plenty of votes: 181 affirmative. This was celebrated in the enclosure pic.twitter.com/i084LtCrPd
– Jasica Calcagno (@jei_mc) September 17, 2025
He government He went from celebrating with “87 heroes” the armor to the vetoes a year ago, to gather hardly 60 and 67 wills that defend it This time.
The veto to the University Financing Law was rejected in deputies, also with vote. 174 affirmative. Milei takes two very hard losses pic.twitter.com/TfRG4HxVXp
– Jasica Calcagno (@jei_mc) September 17, 2025
The blocks that promoted the two laws were Union for the Homeland, Federal Meeting Sectors, Democracy Forever, the Left Front and the Civic Coalition. But those who They are changing with the new winds of a milei beaten and surrounded by crisis. La Libertad advances reactivated the wallet and offered resources to several provinces, but this time it did not reach. Lisandro Catalán which was appointed as Interior Minister, with millions of pesos available to negotiate with the provinces, did not have a good debut. Among the usual allies of the ruling are “injured” or betrayed by the ruling party that, despite receiving money, voted with a dagger from behind. It was the case of Pullaro de Santa Fe, Passalaqcua de Misiones, Saenz de Salta, Weretilneck de Rio Negro and Torres de Chubut.
The greatest surprise was given by the four Missionaries that are in the block of Federal innovation. When it was the average sanction of both laws they hit the foul hoping to be able to negotiate, and these days they came from receiving $ 4,000 million ATN. Before the session it was confirmed that this time they were going for the rejection of the vetoes and released Milei’s hand. They marked the tonic of a day that began triumphalist for opposition blocks. The Salteños de Sáenzwho knew how to help freedom advances to shield the veto to the universities in 2024, this time they passed the other side.
He joined the “opposition climate” the deputy Giorgi of democracy forever responds to the governor Clowwery of Santa Fe, which also received $ 3,000 million from the government in the prior to the session. The Chubut president, Ignacio Torresfinally played his two deputies against Milei: Avila of Federal Meeting and Romero del Pro.
The governor Frigerio de Entre Rios had division Despite being faithful to Milei: one helped the government with the absence (Federal Meeting Morchio) and another voted against the veto (Antola de Democracy forever). Another who made his contribution was the governor of Catamarca de Unión by the country, Raúl Jalil: the deputy Fernanda Ávila was absent again as when he helped the government shield the veto to universities in 2024.
In the case of the PRO, Cristian Ritondo could not align his entire troop And he had 9 Discolos who voted in favor of the emergency in Pediatrics, and 6 in the University Financing Law. Silvia Lospennato, Álvaro González, Héctor Baldassi were some of those who voted against the government on this occasion. María Eugenia Vidal voted in favor of insisting with the emergency in pediatrics but abstained from the University Financing Law.
The attitude of the governors is a sign for what is coming. They remind Milei that without them there is no government of freedom progresses. Not only for the negotiation of the Budget 2026 -What begins to discuss next Wednesday in commissions- but as a support of a government that falters and to which they will seek to condition maintaining the essence of the mandate of economic power and the IMF.
He said Miguel Angel Pichetto of Federal Meeting He explained that this session was due to the fact that “we have not had a possibility of discussing a budget and defining priorities.” In the same line was expressed Germán Martínez, head of the Union bench for the countrywhich even more by calling a greater unit among the blocks of Congress: “We need to have more than ever open arms to build majorities that allow us to defend the Argentine people, but above all give that Argentine people a national project.” A wink to the benches of the governors who were allies of Milei until 5 minutes ago.
From the Left Front They argued with those definitions and highlighted the value of the street. Christian Castillo He said that “what unifies these two themes is the street, and that it is the IMF that is behind Milei’s cuts.” Castillo stressed that the Left Front is the only block that “the wig did not put on” and that “for which we will be fighting.”
The PRO and Freedom advances They defended themselves by saying that the drivers of these laws are “coup plotters.” Own Silvana Giudici It was the one that inaugurated the accusation when he said that “they put the countdown to this government, they try to destabilize to return the ghost train and return the same as always.” The striking thing is that A deputy of his own block repliedexposing the fracture in the yellow party again. Silvia Lospendato He said “no one can call coup for fulfilling their constitutional role.”
Others who left the ship of the ruling party were the former libertarians of the block that integrates Marcela Paganoand those of the Mid of Oscar Zago.
Of the UCRthey gave an “average help” the two Mendoza who respond to Governor Cornejo (Nieri and Verasay): they were absent in the emergency by the claw, and voted in favor of insisting on the University Financing Law. Only deputy Cipolini who responds to the governor of Chaco, Zdero, was firm with the government of Milei.
Los Radicals with wig (Interior League) They divided and no longer seem to have such a good relationship with freedom progresses. There are some injured by October lists closures. Campero and Tournier voted in favor of the emergency in pediatrics, but supported Milei with university financing like the rest of their blockmates. Arjol voted against Garrahan but in favor of universities.
The times changed for Javier Milei in Congress. Faced with the weakness of the national government, provincial mandatory now seeks to impose more conditions. But not because they oppose the Mileism adjustment program, which they accompanied for almost a year and a half. They will seek to continue with an adjustment path but in their own way. The next stop at the Chamber of Deputies is the negotiation of the 2026 budget that begins its treatment in a week.
Source: www.laizquierdadiario.com
