Catamarca Senator Guillermo Andrada stated that if Villaverde's nomination were rejected, it should be done with a two-thirds majority, arguing that the legislator has enjoyed parliamentary immunity since her election.
From the ruling coalition, they consider that the impeachment attempt pushed by Peronist sectors responds more to a political maneuver than to a legal issue.
The Peronists, for their part, held a meeting this Thursday to coordinate positions for Friday's session.
Meanwhile, other radical senators—such as Maximiliano Abad, Daniel Kroneberger, Mercedes Valenzuela, Eduardo Galaretto, and Flavio Fama—have not yet defined their vote.
The ruling coalition also counts on the support of a series of provincial legislators whose backing is considered practically assured: the Missionaries Carlos Arce and Sonia Rojas Decut; the Santa Cruzans José Carambia and Natalia Gadano; the Neuquén Julieta Corroza; the Salteña Flavia Royon; the Tucumán Beatriz Ávila; and the Chubutense Edith Terenci.
Friday's preparatory session, which will bring together both incumbent senators and the 24 elected on October 26, will finally define whether Villaverde will be able to take her seat.
Buenos Aires, November 26, 2025 – Total News Agency-TNA – Two days before the preparatory session of the Senate, La Libertad Avanza (LLA) was advancing firmly in the construction of a majority to validate the diploma of the senator elected for Río Negro, Lorena Villaverde, despite the impeachment presented by Peronism and a climate of growing political tension in the Upper House.
To this is added the stance of Alejandra Vigo (Unidad Federal), who supports the impeachment, while her block partner, Carlos “Camau” Espínola, decided to abstain.
In the UCR, the situation is more complex. The lack of a homogeneous criterion fuels internal disputes and anticipates a high-voltage session.
LLA is preparing its strategy with a meeting this Thursday at 4 p.m., led by the minister and future head of the block, Patricia Bullrich.
Legislative sources told TNA that the ruling coalition already has a solid base of votes and expects to consolidate a sufficient margin to guarantee that Villaverde can be sworn in this Friday.
According to LLA's internal calculations, the block has 19 of its own votes secured, to which would be added 4 from PRO, between 6 and 8 from provincial forces, and at least 5 from radical senators.
Their objective is to block the swearing-in of Villaverde, resorting to the judicial precedents she had in the United States and her alleged ties to the businessman accused of drug trafficking, Federico “Fred” Machado.
The centenary party will also meet this Thursday to define if there will be a unified position or “freedom of action,” as there are clearly divergent stances.
However, the dominant stance—even within Peronism—is that the approval or rejection of diplomas is governed by a simple majority.
Among those who would lean towards validating Villaverde's diploma are the Mendozans Mariana Juri and Rodolfo Suárez, the Correntino Eduardo Vischi, the Chaqueña Silvana Schneider, and the Santafesina Carolina Losada.
The minimum projection amounts to 34 votes, a number that would allow the diploma to be validated without difficulty, given that a simple majority is enough to approve the incorporation of elected senators.
The legal discussion about the procedure has once again strained the political climate.
Given the delicate balance of forces and the political climate the Senate is going through, the handling of the diploma is shaping up to be the first great power test in the new legislative stage.
The official defended Villaverde in public, assuring that “she has no conviction” that justifies preventing her assumption.
If all their legislators attend, UxP would have 26 votes guaranteed, although doubts persist about the role of the Santiago del Estero Gerardo Zamora, who could abstain or partially support the objection.
