Overview
- President Javier Milei chaired the inaugural session of the reconfigured cabinet at Casa Rosada, with Manuel Adorni acting as chief of Cabinet and Diego Santilli taking over Interior.
- Santilli was tasked to lead negotiations with governors and Congress on the 2026 budget and a package of labor, tax and new penal code reforms targeted for extraordinary sessions.
- The new officials have begun work but have not yet been sworn in, with Milei set to administer Adorni’s oath on Wednesday before traveling to the United States for the America Business Forum in Miami.
- Pablo Quirno joined his first cabinet meeting as foreign minister, while powerful adviser Santiago Caputo continues without a formal ministry despite weekend speculation.
- Further adjustments are expected as Patricia Bullrich and Luis Petri prepare to assume congressional seats in December, and political crosscurrents persist, with Mauricio Macri criticizing Adorni’s elevation yet welcoming Santilli’s appointment.