Continuity in Legislatures: Argentina

Carolina Tchintian, Director of the Political Institutions Program, CIPPEC (Center for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth), describes how the legislature in Argentina is responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

Key Takeaways:

• Both chambers of Argentina’s National Congress have held virtual committee hearings related to the pandemic using the Zoom videoconferencing platform.
• On April 29th, the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house) approved a protocol that allows for a mix of in-person and remote participation in plenary sessions for a period of 30 days.
• After 30 days, the Chamber of Deputies will evaluate whether to waive the mixed participation approach, or allow it to continue.
• The Senate (the upper house) has not yet authorized a protocol for remote participation and is still considering how to proceed.

This post is part of a series on the Continuity of Legislatures. Find the whole series here.