Overview
- Citing the close of Argentina Week in Paris, Chief of Cabinet Diego Santilli said Friday the government is advancing negotiations to suspend PASO primaries and hold a single general election next October to reduce repeated voting and cut campaign length.
- The Casa Rosada has scheduled accelerated meetings with provincial governors next week to translate roughly US$12 billion in investment announcements into support for the 2027 Budget, a political reform and local electoral pacts.
- Economy Minister Luis Caputo acknowledged a sharp rise in Argentina’s risk premium and blamed a mix of international shocks and market fear of policy reversal while urging business confidence in the government’s reform program.
- Political tensions rose domestically when opposition leader Elisa Carrió filed a criminal complaint accusing President Javier Milei of abuse of authority and gender‑based harassment over social‑media attacks on a journalist.
- Across the region, Peru’s Constitution committee approved a limited 90‑day delegation of legislative powers for security and El Niño that is now set for plenary debate, and Spain’s sustained housing encampments continued after parliament rejected two housing decrees, keeping pressure on legislators and unions.