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Santilli Courts Governors Before Being Sworn In as Interior Minister

His mandate is to line up provincial backing to move the government's 2026 Budget through December's extraordinary sessions.

Overview

  • On Monday he hosts San Juan’s Marcelo Orrego at 3 p.m. and Córdoba’s Martín Llaryora shortly after at the Casa Rosada to discuss fiscal and legislative priorities.
  • Santilli plans to meet Salta’s Gustavo Sáenz midweek and is mapping trips to Corrientes and possibly Entre Ríos, with a separate visit to Mendoza to see Alfredo Cornejo to be scheduled.
  • Governors are pressing for clarity on Budget 2026 transfers, especially ATN and fuel distribution, and on the resumption of national public works, gauging whether the Interior Ministry can commit funds.
  • The government has slated extraordinary congressional sessions for December 10–31 to process the Budget and reform bills, with the window extendable if needed.
  • He is set to take the oath Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the Casa Rosada’s Salón Blanco with President Milei and the cabinet after delaying the ceremony until a Budget committee report advanced, and his vacated lower-house seat passes to Nelson Marino until December 10 and then Rubén Torres.