Argentina
Santilli added meetings with governors to negotiate the 2027 Budget and electoral reform
The Chief of Staff received provincial governors at Casa Rosada in a round of meetings aimed at unlocking two key government bills in Congress. Officials acknowledge that the votes are still not secured, especially in the Senate.
Diego Santilli held a new round of meetings at Casa Rosada with allied governors, amid negotiations over the 2027 Budget and the electoral reform promoted by the Government.
According to Ámbito, in recent hours he met with San Juan Governor Marcelo Orrego and Mendoza Governor Alfredo Cornejo, one day after meeting with Chaco Governor Leandro Zdero. Martín Menem, president of the Chamber of Deputies, also took part in the meeting with Cornejo.
Orrego said after the meeting that they discussed political reform and that he expressed his support for the bill and for eliminating the PASO primaries. In the case of Mendoza, Ámbito noted that the talk with Cornejo centered on the increase in funds planned for the province in the 2027 Budget, estimated at $6.76 trillion, a nominal increase of 25.7% compared with 2026.
According to Perfil, the round of contacts also included Rogelio Frigerio, Ignacio Torres, Rolando Figueroa, Raúl Jalil, Juan Pablo Valdés, Gustavo Sáenz and Osvaldo Jaldo. That outlet added that the official strategy consists of negotiating the Budget and the electoral reform jointly with the provinces.
The Budget bill is already in the Chamber of Deputies. Ámbito indicated that debate will begin on Tuesday, October 13, and that the ruling party aims to secure half approval on Wednesday, November 4. Perfil, meanwhile, placed the start of the discussion in the first week of October. Both outlets agreed that the situation is more complex in the Senate, where neither of the two initiatives would today have guaranteed support.
In that context, Ámbito quoted a provincialist legislator close to La Libertad Avanza, who warned that the Budget “as it stands” cannot be approved. The same outlet also reported an assessment from the libertarian bloc according to which the definition of electoral reform would not be resolved solely in Congress, reinforcing the centrality of political negotiation with the provinces.
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