Overview

• At a campaign event in Puerto Madryn, governors Ignacio Torres, Maximiliano Pullaro, Martín Llaryora, Gustavo Valdés, Carlos Sadir and Claudio Vidal appeared with Juan Schiaretti to present Provincias Unidas as an alternative to kirchnerismo and Milei.
• The leaders toured the ALUAR aluminum plant and called for the United States to remove an over‑tariff on Argentine aluminum exports, framing the visit as a signal of a production‑first agenda.
• Pullaro argued that shouting matches do not solve Argentina’s problems, cast Provincias Unidas as the way to prevent a kirchnerist return, and accused the national government’s recent retentions move of benefiting agro‑exporters over producers.
• Vidal and Sadir criticized the government’s austerity approach as deepening poverty, while the governors stressed that many of their provinces balance budgets but require federal investment in infrastructure, education and health.
• Torres said they are open to dialogue only if it advances a serious development agenda, and organizers signaled further meetings in Jujuy on October 9 and in Buenos Aires on October 15.