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Milei’s Campaign Resets to Contain Fallout From the Espert Scandal

Karina Milei set a unified message to protect the Buenos Aires candidate after questions over a $200,000 transfer linked to businessman Fred Machado.

Overview

  • The campaign committee met at the Casa Rosada on Friday and set new talking points and event formats for the final stretch to the October 26 vote.
  • Officials asked all sectors of La Libertad Avanza to publicly defend José Luis Espert in statements and across libertarian social networks.
  • Javier Milei plans to appear with Espert in Buenos Aires and to visit San Isidro, Mendoza, Chaco and Corrientes next week, with a trip to the United States scheduled for October 14.
  • Planned stops in Río Negro and Neuquén were postponed because the opposition called a lower-house session for October 8 on DNU changes and the possible removal of Espert from the Budget Committee.
  • Despite internal doubts over optics during economic strain, the President’s book event at Movistar Arena remains on the calendar and the economic message has been recalibrated to acknowledge sectors still not improving.