US EditionDeputies Deal a Setback to Milei by Overturning Vetoes on University and Pediatric Hospital Laws.
- Argentina's Lower House overturned President Javier Milei's vetoes on funding laws for public universities and pediatric hospitals amid nationwide protests.
- The veto rejection was supported with 181 votes in favor of the Pediatric Emergency Law and 174 votes in support of the University Financing Law.
- Opposition parties contributed to the rejection, highlighting divisions within Milei's own lawmakers, who were traditionally allies.
- The event adds to the challenges facing Milei's government, including a drop in popularity and ongoing corruption scandals involving his sister.
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Lower House deals Milei a heavy blow amid nationwide protests
Argentina's Lower House dealt a significant blow to President Javier Milei on Wednesday by overturning his vetoes on bills that would increase funding for public universities and pediatric hospitals. This action follows large protests in Buenos Aires and other cities nationwide, where thousands of students, teachers, and healthcare workers demonstrated against the Libertarian government's budget cuts.
Unions, popular movements and social organizations gathered in front of the National Congress, insisted on the defense of education and public health.
It is clear that Javier Milei has definitely lost control of Congress. An overwhelming majority of deputies rejected on Wednesday the veto that the president had applied against two laws that gave more funds to pediatric care and national universities. With the support of legislators who were once allies of the government, the Peronist opposition comfortably exceeded the 171 affirmative votes — two thirds of the Chamber of Deputies — necessary t…
Deputies reject Milei's vetoes of universities and Garrahan - teleSUR English
The Argentine Chamber of Deputies rejected by a majority the vetoes of President Javier Milei on two laws approved by Congress: the University Financing Law, which mandates the State to increase the budget allocated to the nation’s public universities; and the declaration of a pediatric emergency, which allocates funds to the healthcare sector amid the crisis at Garrahan Hospital. RELATED: 3 Key Laws Vetoed in Argentina Political Crisis: A Natio…
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina's lower house of parliament dealt a severe blow to President Javier Milei on Wednesday by a landslide over his vetoes of two laws that would grant more funding to…
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