Overview
- The president’s near-term agenda includes Jesús María on January 16, a ceremony in Asunción to formalize the Mercosur–EU pact where Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno is expected to sign for Argentina, and the World Economic Forum in Davos from January 19–23 where he is expected to speak.
- Milei confirmed he will attend the Derecha Fest in Mar del Plata on January 27, a high-profile partisan event billed as free-entry with cultural programming and party speakers.
- The administration convenes its political leadership table on Friday to set the strategy for extraordinary sessions, while Patricia Bullrich launches a technical commission from January 16–26 led by labor lawyer Josefina Tajes to refine the bill, with a Senate vote targeted around February 10–11.
- Interior Minister Diego Santilli met with governors Alfredo Cornejo and Marcelo Orrego and scheduled meetings with Sergio Ziliotto and Gustavo Sáenz as he seeks support, stating he sees no governor opposing a labor reform.
- Governors and lawmakers are pressing fiscal concerns over proposed corporate tax cuts and the planned Assistance Fund for severance, while the CGT refused to join the talks, condemned the draft, and signaled street protests and potential court challenges.