Overview
- New envoys Diego Santilli at Interior and Manuel Adorni as chief of cabinet reopened talks with governors, starting with Ignacio Torres and Raúl Jalil, to line up support for extraordinary sessions on labor, tax and Penal Code changes and for the 2026 budget.
- The economic team is signaling a managed exchange-rate band and courting support in Washington and markets; adviser Barry Bennett met at Casa Rosada and, per investor briefings reported by Bloomberg, Luis Caputo discussed bond buybacks and rebuilding reserves.
- In Córdoba, La Libertad Avanza led by double digits in the ten largest cities, prompting Peronist and radical mayors to restructure alliances for 2027 as Provincias Unidas seeks to re-secure commitments from over 100 local leaders.
- Mendoza’s 53.7% joint win for LLA and Cambia Mendoza is being leveraged to advance mining: the San Jorge copper project’s environmental declaration was sent to the legislature, a new royalties framework and compensation funds are under debate, and additional permits in Malargüe are on the table.
- Former Interior minister Lisandro Catalán said his exit was amicable and that he remains in permanent contact with Javier and Karina Milei while organizing La Libertad Avanza’s structure in Tucumán.