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Argentine opposition forms coalition to challenge ruling majority

In Argentina, a diverse coalition of opposition forces has begun to regroup within the Chamber of Deputies. This group, comprising Peronists, federal blocs, socialists, former libertarians, and certain members of the Unión Cívica Radical, successfully gathered 133 votes to convene a session.

While this number is insufficient to overcome the majority held by the ruling La Libertad Avanza party, the opposition successfully called for a session to address the one-year extension of the disability emergency and the rising national delinquency rate.

The government has publicly downplayed this opposition movement, focusing instead on the approval of reforms to the Central Bank's charter and fiscal innocence regimes.

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Central bank · Chamber of Deputies · Javier Milei · La Libertad Avanza · Unión Cívica Radical