Abstract

CUCCHI, Laura. Building an Opposition to Sarmiento in the National Congress: Constitutional Dissidence and political disputes in the 1869 Senate. Folia [online]. 2023, n.48, pp.97-121. ISSN 0325-8238.  http://dx.doi.org/10.30972/fhn.48487084.

During the presidency of Bartolomé Mitre (1862-1868), congressional dynamics were not centered on an antagonism between government and opposition. This performance changed during the administration of his successor, Domingo F. Sarmiento (1868-1874), who had to face a heterogeneous but relatively unified group of adversaries in the chambers, including Mitre himself from May 1869. Through the analysis of legislative documents, personal correspondence, and the periodical press, this paper examines how this reorganization of alliances took place within Congress as well as the institutional transformations it implied. It focuses on the legislative praxis of the upper House and its relationship with the Executive Branch during the first year of Sarmiento’s administration.

Keywords : National Congress; Separation of powers; Federalism; Political Alliances; 19^th Century.

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