The Senate is close to discussing in the chamber an initiative that would prevent Cristina Kirchner from aspiring to a national position, after months of deliberations in the upper house. The proposal was stalled for almost three months due to the stance of La Libertad Avanza (LLA), which decided not to advance the topic under direct instructions from the Casa Rosada.
In the Parliamentary Labor meeting on April 22, Senator Ezequiel Atauche, head of the LLA bloc, requested not to include the project in the agenda of the session that honored Pope Francis. Atauche acknowledged that the Government did not wish to address Ficha Limpia that week or on May 7, which surprised those present.
In addition to Ficha Limpia, the session also planned to vote on the appointments of diplomats Alejandro Oxenford and Wenceslao Bunge Saravia. There is a possibility that modifications to the project will be requested to delay its final approval, which would imply returning it to the Chamber of Deputies.
At the close of this report, there were 38 votes in favor of the law's approval. During the process, Senator Carambia mentioned the intervention of José Rolandi, a government official, against Ficha Limpia. This situation is framed within the political campaign in the city of Buenos Aires, where the ruling party seeks to prevent Silvia Lospennato from achieving a parliamentary victory.
The strategy of pressuring Kirchnerism through Ficha Limpia has proven counterproductive for the libertarian space, which now finds itself in a complicated position. Despite the political maneuvers, the Senate could put an end to this controversy in the next session.
