Overview
- Chief of Cabinet Manuel Adorni and Interior Minister Diego Santilli met at Casa Rosada with Chaco’s Leandro Zdero in the morning and Río Negro’s Alberto Weretilneck at midday as talks intensified on the 2026 budget and reform package.
- Zdero signaled alignment with the national agenda, saying Chaco will work on a labor reform proposal and backing the need for a sanctioned budget.
- Weretilneck pressed for federal road works by Vialidad Nacional due to deteriorated routes in Río Negro, referencing a court order covering repairs near Bariloche and El Bolsón.
- The outreach is backed by incentives, including a decree that makes the national government a counter-guarantor for a US$75 million Mendoza loan to finance water projects.
- Santilli has engaged or contacted a broad group of governors while excluding Kirchnerist leaders such as Axel Kicillof, with votes planned in extraordinary sessions and the minister arguing passage would add predictability and lower country risk.