Overview
- In Córdoba, Javier Milei kicked off La Libertad Avanza’s national push with a speech at the Bolsa de Comercio and a rally in Parque Sarmiento alongside congressional candidate Gonzalo Roca.
- Karina Milei empowered Pilar Ramírez as national campaign coordinator, displacing Eduardo “Lule” Menem after the Discapacidad audio scandal and the Buenos Aires setback.
- Milei said he created a presidential Mesa Política to unify messaging and decision-making, with ministers Luis Caputo and Guillermo Francos involved, and stated he has personally taken charge of the campaign; he also claimed the disputed ANDIS audios were generated with artificial intelligence.
- He reported negotiations with the U.S. Treasury are very advanced as a potential mechanism to cover sizable 2026 external debt payments of roughly $4 billion and $4.5 billion, without detailing the structure.
- Opposition forces stepped up countermeasures as Axel Kicillof gathered 82 Peronist mayors to organize for October and Juan Schiaretti rejected Milei’s accusations about his fiscal plan as false.