02/07/2026 15:34 - Politica
President Javier Milei has initiated a new phase of political pragmatism following the resignation of Manuel Adorni on June 27, 2026, and the appointment of Diego Santilli as Chief of Cabinet on June 30, 2026. With a renewed cabinet, the Casa Rosada (Argentina's equivalent of the White House) is focusing on its legislative agenda and reordering its electoral strategy for the 2027 presidential elections.
During a meeting at the Casa Rosada with legislators from La Libertad Avanza (Milei's political coalition), the president outlined the central pillars of pending bills. Political reform tops the list, featuring high-impact proposals such as the elimination of the PASO, the implementation of the Ficha Limpia (Clean Ballot), and the deregulation of campaign financing.
PASO (Open, Simultaneous, and Mandatory Primaries): A unique electoral system in Argentina where all political parties hold internal primaries on the same day. To compete in the general elections, alliances must secure at least 1.5% of the votes in these primaries.
Ficha Limpia (Clean Ballot): An initiative aimed at preventing candidates with pending criminal convictions from running for public office.
Ley de Lemas (Lemmas Law): An electoral system where political coalitions (lemmas) present various candidates (sub-lemmas). Voters choose a coalition and a candidate within it; if their preferred candidate doesn't win the internal contest, their vote transfers to the winning candidate of their chosen coalition.
The ruling party is gradually abandoning its anti-establishment discourse to focus on economic results and the pursuit of political agreements with other sectors. In this context, Patricia Bullrich, the Senate bloc leader, takes on a prominent role, gaining negotiation power to unlock legislative sessions and advance with the reforms.
Another project under discussion is the Ley de Lemas, which could substantially alter the electoral landscape. According to government sources, the call for parliamentary labor meetings was modified, prioritizing consensus before setting new sessions.
The reorganization also reached the first sister, Karina Milei, who presented her new work team comprising Ignacio Devitt (Secretary of Strategic Affairs), Fabián Fernández (Secretary of Communication), Eduardo Menem (Undersecretary of Institutional Management), and Ariel Ferrentino (Communication Advisor). The objective of this team will be to control electoral setups at both national and provincial levels.
Meanwhile, Santiago Caputo will continue advising the President but will not intervene directly in provincial negotiations—a task that will fall on the new Chief of Cabinet. Adrián Ravier assumed the role of new presidential spokesperson with a focus more oriented towards communicating economic achievements.
The political strategy is supported by an economic scenario that the ruling party considers favorable for negotiations. The Central Bank accumulated purchases of USD 11 billion in 2026, international reserves reached USD 47.081 billion, and a record trade surplus of USD 11.783 billion was registered between January and May 2026.
However, the Executive's legislative agenda still has pending subjects beyond electoral reform. Among the projects seeking approval are the Super RIGI (an extended Large Investment Regime offering tax incentives), the law on the inviolability of private property, the approval of judicial appointments, and regulations concerning gambling addiction.
Alfredo S. Quiroga
