President of Argentina Javier Milei appointed two Supreme Court judges on Wednesday night without obtaining a majority in the Senate, as is customary in the country.
Milei reached this decision after realizing that he would not achieve a majority in the Senate to appoint Judge Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla.
As the appointment was made by a presidential decree, their term will be limited to only one year.
During the year, Milei's administration will have to secure a majority in the Senate to successfully keep the two in their positions, or will have to find another mutually-agreed appointment.
The last time this method of appointment was used was almost a decade ago, by then-President Mauricio Macri, who appointed two judges this way, but at a later stage, the two received support from two-thirds of the Senate.