The Government's legislative agenda reached Congress as a broad package, but it is moving as separate pieces with very different prospects. Electoral reform, changes to the Central Bank, lobbying rules, mental health, front-of-package labeling, the sale of land to foreigners, the Hojarasca Law and Cold Zone subsidies all depend on different alliances. On this fragmented map, only the 25 judicial nominations sent by the Executive appear to have a clear path.
Electoral reform, identified as a priority for Karina Milei and La Libertad Avanza, stalled after its initial discussions. The governing party failed to agree on specific changes or secure support from governors, who are making any endorsement conditional on prior negotiations. Without that bridge to the provinces, the proposal currently lacks a sufficient base to continue through Congress.
Central Bank reform remains at an even earlier stage: there is no formal bill and no date for debate. Alongside it, the Lobbying, Mental Health and Front-of-Package Labeling bills were introduced as a new legislative batch but were later put away. The absence of allies and the low priority assigned to them within the governing coalition prevented progress in committees or toward formal reports.
The sale of land to foreigners occupies a middle ground between deadlock and possibility. Federico Sturzenegger and Patricia Bullrich promoted the initiative, which is scheduled for a session on August 6. The Government says it can secure the required votes and the opposition disputes that count, so the date is less a guarantee of passage than the first concrete test of the governing party's ability to build a majority.
Two other fronts face resistance inside and outside Congress. The Hojarasca Law remains unresolved because some of its provisions draw internal objections and Sturzenegger is unwilling to change them. Cuts to Cold Zone subsidies, meanwhile, face opposition in Buenos Aires districts, where local councils are looking for ways to preserve benefits while the Executive insists on eliminating them.
Judicial appointments provide the contrast. The Executive submitted 25 proposed judges, and Congress expects to begin considering them the following week with enough agreements for them to advance without major obstacles. The consensus has a precise scope: it is intended to approve names for vacant posts and does not represent a comprehensive reform of the judicial system, allowing negotiations to focus on each nomination.
The sequence shows that the Government lacks a stable coalition that can transfer from one bill to the next. It must rebuild support according to the issue, governors' interests and the territorial impact of each measure. The next milestones will test that ability at two levels: first, the 25 judges; then, the August 6 land session, while the rest of the agenda continues to wait for agreements, texts or committee reports.
