Argentina
The Government Downplays Patricia Bullrich's Criticism Over the 2027 Budget
In the Casa Rosada, they maintain that the senator's differences will not lead to a break with the ruling coalition. According to Infobae, the Government also reads her criticism in electoral terms.
In the Casa Rosada, they are seeking to tone down Patricia Bullrich’s new clashes with the Government, this time over the disability cuts included in the 2027 Budget. According to Infobae, people close to the presidential office believe the senator acts according to what she considers convenient and rule out the conflict escalating.
According to that outlet, Bullrich’s circle interprets it as an unnecessary mistake on a particularly sensitive issue that exposes the Government in a damaging way. The tension resurfaced after the submission of next year’s spending projections, which opened a controversy over the chapter referring to disability and over its difference with the legislative initiative that the ruling coalition was promoting together with its allies.
Infobae noted that, among those who know the senator, there is a reading that she is seeking to consolidate her own profile within the libertarian universe, in line with her electorate and with an eye on the 2027 scenario. In the ruling coalition, moreover, they attribute part of those distinctions to political positioning moves.
The publication also indicated that, after Bullrich’s criticism of Javier Milei’s innermost circle and in particular of Luis Caputo over the drafting of the budget, the Government argues that the bill worked on in Congress by ruling coalition figures and allies did not follow the Executive Branch’s guidelines. In that context, they maintain that the President was expected to send his own version.
According to Infobae, there were also reports of a supposed prior lack of awareness on Bullrich’s part because she had left before a political table meeting, something her circle rejected. Despite the differences and the internal lack of coordination exposed in recent days, ruling coalition ranks rule out Bullrich leaving La Libertad Avanza.
The report added that Javier Milei chose to downplay the episode and even spoke favorably of Lali, whose music was used by the senator in a video with which she set out her position. In the ruling coalition, they conclude that Bullrich retains her own weight, making her a difficult figure to lose within the space.
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