The freedom to not be listened to: Argentina’s Milei limits citizen participation in decision-making
The freedom that Javier Milei proclaims does not include citizen participation in the decision-making process. At least that is what two recent initiatives from his government suggest. Last week, the far-right president eliminated by decree the public scrutiny phase of the process for selecting candidates to the Supreme Court. At the same time, his administration is pushing regulation of interactions between officials and private actors with a bill that restricts a citizen’s right to petition authorities, by equating it with corporate lobbying. A broad array of civil society organizations warns that eliminating or reducing the spaces for public participation weakens democracy.
