Last Wednesday the new Congress kicked off and as it begins its work, so does this series charting its formation since April 12 come to an end, giving the final results of that process (or as final as possible in today’s liquid world).
The new Senate has no less than 13 caucuses but the big picture has 21 senators responding directly to the Javier Milei administration, 26 in the Kirchnerite orbit, 14 in the centre-right and 11 heeding purely provincial interests.
The 13 caucuses align as follows.
While 19 senators now headed by Patricia Bullrich directly carry the Alianza La Libertad Avanza label, the two Jujuy senators enrolled as Partido Renovador Federal are indistinguishable from them in all but name, thus making for the libertarian tally of 21 seats.
The 26 senators in the Kirchnerite or Peronist opposition are formally registered in the following three caucuses reflecting vintage rather than ideological or other differences – Unión por la Patria (11), Frente de Todos (10) and the most recent brand of Fuerza Patria (five).
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