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Macri Removes Damián Arabia as PRO Vice President After Absence Dispute

The move lays bare a widening split over the party’s ties to La Libertad Avanza.

Overview

  • Mauricio Macri signed a party resolution ousting Damián Arabia from the PRO vice presidency and removing Pablo Walter, citing repeated absences from Council meetings in violation of the charter.
  • Clarín reported that the resolution empowers the party’s secretary general to designate replacements following the dismissals.
  • Arabia responded in a video and on X, accusing Macri of punishing dissent, alleging he was excluded from decision‑making, and announcing plans to push a reform of the political parties law.
  • PRO secretary general Facundo Pérez Carletti said he asked Arabia to step aside after Arabia declared that the PRO “no longer exists,” arguing it was incoherent to remain an authority under those views.
  • Coverage notes that Arabia has promoted alliances with La Libertad Avanza in most districts and remains close to Patricia Bullrich, with the expulsions expected to shape an internal debate after the midterms toward 2027.