The ruling party is pushing an ambitious mega-session in the Chamber of Deputies to block an opposition offensive

The debate over the extension of the disability emergency promises a heated atmosphere in CongressSoledad AznarezA new stage opens for the ruling party in the Chamber of Deputies. With the judicial front cleared following the Supreme Court's ruling, the La Libertad Avanza (LLA) bloc is rehearsing an ambitious parliamentary strategy that contemplates calling a session for October 21, with an agenda as broad as it is heterogeneous, ranging from projects on the defense of national sovereignty and the inviolability of private property to initiatives on disability and family debt. These latter topics are part of the demand pushed by the opposition, which the administration of Javier Milei now seeks to capitalize on to avoid a new political stumble and regain control of the parliamentary discussion. All of this, with an eye on what truly challenges the Government: sealing the necessary agreements to accelerate the suspension of the PASO primaries and the handling of the 2027 budget. Although the "interim" precautionary measure of the Court brought relief to the Government, after restoring limits on land purchases by foreigners, the ruling party will seek to signal "autonomy" regarding the judicial decision. Thus, next Wednesday a proposal could be presented based on the arguments of the dialogue-minded blocs to repeal article 154 of DNU 70/23 —currently temporarily suspended by the Court— and introduce modifications to the land law. Clearly, as some libertarians warn, without altering the caps established in the regulations, a dispute the ruling party already lost in the Senate when it tried to raise from 15% to 25% the limit of land that can end up in foreign hands. With this initiative, the Government would seek to establish a "legal framework" for land acquisition by foreigners and, above all, separate that discussion from DNU 70/23, to shield the mega-decree from a possible legislative rejection. The Supreme Court's ruling on the land law reactivated marches and mobilizationsNicolás SuárezIts intention is to issue a committee opinion that same Wednesday and bring the bill to the floor on October 21 —as was officially announced last night— along with the rest of the aforementioned initiatives, in a clear challenge to the opposition blocs of Unión por la Patria, a part of Provincias Unidas, the Civic Coalition, Encuentro Federal, the left, and some provincial blocs who do not give up the fight this coming Thursday when they go down to the chamber to try to form a quorum, an objective that is increasingly out of reach. Although many legislators invoke the urgency of addressing the extension of the disability emergency and the bills on family debt and indebtedness, the call for a session that includes these sensitive topics acts as a palliative for the undecided legislators of the centrist blocs who want the debate, but without being exposed to the original motive of the session: overturning DNU 70/23. The ruling party seeks to appropriate those centrist votes, several from Provincias Unidas —those from Córdoba and Santa Fe— for the October 21 call, which will also put up for discussion other bills such as the one on rural vandalism, among others. In the libertarian ranks there is optimism about a possible failure of the session on Thursday the 15th. However, it will coincide with another image: the university march demanding greater funding, which will gather in the vicinity of Congress. Added to that scenario are the Church's criticisms on disability matters, at a time when the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge García Cuerva, warned that Pope Leo XIV will find "a divided Argentina in crisis" and with a "high percentage of poor people." The disability issue could become one of the most complex political fronts that the LLA bloc must face this week, especially when some of the dialogue-minded legislators, such as the Misiones representative Oscar Herrera Ahuad (Argentina Federal) —responsible for most of the contributions to the ruling party's committee opinion— demands greater clarity from the Executive Branch on the fine print of the bill. He wants the budget allocations to be made explicit and whether they can be updated quarterly, as well as greater precision on how the benefits will be updated, as the allies demanded, monthly and according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). With some suspicion, some legislators warn that the discussion is still not settled with the Casa Rosada and, in particular, with the Ministry of Economy, especially after the Budget bill included modifications that reversed key articles on disability matters. So far, it is unknown whether the Executive is willing to eliminate that chapter. The Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto Presti, with the text of the President's message that hardened the Government's position on the Malvinas Question, which Milei himself handed himMinistry of DefenseMeanwhile, several legislators, including libertarians, let it be known that the ruling party may call for this very Tuesday a meeting in informative committees on the budget. Another focus of controversy could arise this Wednesday, when the committees resume consideration of the bill on the defense of national sovereignty, which last week drew numerous objections during its debate in the plenary. It remains to be seen whether the libertarian bloc will be willing to introduce the "multiple modifications" demanded by both the opposition and its own allies, in order to obtain the necessary backing and also include this initiative in the session scheduled for October 21. National Congress