Government moves to convene Senate session on Central Bank reform and cold-zones bill
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What happened
Government Senate operators advanced plans on September 23 for a new chamber session to take up Central Bank reform and the cold-zones bill, according to local political reporting. The push came during a period in which Vice President Victoria Villarruel was standing in for President Javier Milei as head of the Executive.
Why it matters
The development tests whether the government can assemble quorum and hold allied support for contested legislation in the Senate. It also provides a near-term measure of how much floor control depends on coordination between the Casa Rosada, Senate allies, and Villarruel.
During Senate floor-management talks on September 23, the government closed ranks around a new push to hold an upper-house session on the Central Bank reform package and the cold-zones bill. The move took shape while Vice President Victoria Villarruel was temporarily exercising executive authority during President Javier Milei's trip to the UN. The episode put renewed focus on the government's dependence on ad hoc allied votes, quorum discipline, and Villarruel's role in keeping sensitive items on the Senate agenda.
Watch for
Senate Secretariat publication of a formal session summons or agenda for 2026-09-24 to 2026-09-27 naming the Central Bank reform or cold-zones bill Victoria Villarruel or the Senate presidency confirming quorum commitments from named allied blocs before 2026-09-27 La Libertad Avanza Senate bloc or allied bloc chiefs releasing a signed attendance list or public whip count before floor opening Opposition bloc filing to alter the agenda, deny quorum, or challenge treatment of the bills in the Senate between 2026-09-24 and 2026-09-27
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