The most striking aspect is that Nene Vera belongs to LLA, coming from Kirchnerist Peronism, and in his entourage, there is a significant number of members who, as commercial operatives, deal in substances not approved by ANMAT. Did Vera negotiate with Kicillof? This frustration likely led to his deliberate absence during the decisive vote. The episode not only fractures the apparent unity of the libertarian bloc but also reignites internal divisions, even after another of its leaders—Karina Milei—publicly criticized Vera's absence from the party congress held in Mar del Plata. His absence, at a critical moment to achieve the necessary two-thirds, practically paved the way for the Axel Kicillof administration. Officially, Vera justified his absence by saying he had overworked himself the previous day. In the 'karinismo,' they assure that this absence was neither negotiated nor agreed upon with the national leadership. Several LLA leaders considered his move as beneficial to Kicillof's debt project, and some even threaten to ask for his expulsion from the space. The data is key: with his seat empty, the Executive branch secured the necessary votes in the Chamber of Deputies to approve the funding law, which also included a package of key positions on the board of the Banco Provincia, educational advisory councils, and vacancies in the Tax Court, distributed among Peronists and allied blocs. The 'Nene Vera's siesta'—real or feigned—went from being a shameful anecdote to a symbol of the internal disorder of La Libertad Avanza at a crucial moment: the coalition had sought to appear cohesive and influential ahead of the legislative turnover on December 10. Apparently, the annoyance arose when Pareja assigned the vice-presidency of the Legislature to another leader—Juan Osaba—leaving Vera without a significant position. La Plata / Buenos Aires, December 5, 2025 – Total News Agency-TNA— The historic session of the Buenos Aires Legislature that in the early hours of Thursday approved a debt of almost 3.7 billion dollars for the province left an unusual and controversial image: the La Libertad Avanza (LLA) deputy, Ramón 'Nene' Vera, did not attend the chamber because, according to him, 'he fell asleep in his office.' Did he act alone? In the Buenos Aires political environment, versions circulate that Vera's 'siesta' was intended to question the authority of the current bloc leadership and to directly or indirectly favor the officialism. On the other hand, the episode exposes internal cracks that could have consequences in the renegotiation of positions and strategies in the Buenos Aires territory. But in the halls of the Legislature and within LLA, few believe his version: consulted legislators agree that his siesta seems rather a gesture of internal misalignment. The official version gained more strength when it transpired that Vera maintains a latent tension with his provincial political reference, Sebastián Pareja.
