POLITICS & CONGRESS Santilli's first test: Casa Rosada short of votes to scrap PASO primaries Today 09:34 Milei’s new Cabinet chief must negotiate with governors and opposition caucuses over controversial reform that would eliminate compulsory primaries.
ELECTION 2025: ANALYSIS Two-faced Milei: a second chance, but also a risk for Argentina 01-11-2025 06:10 Will Milei take advantage of the opportunity he has been granted in order to pursue a constructive political and economic agenda? Or will he use his newfound power to double down on his plan with no corrections? by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS & CONGRESS Milei meets with governors to advance reform talks 31-10-2025 08:44 President Javier Milei heads meeting at Casa Rosada with governors and deputy governors from 20 of 23 provinces, plus City mayor; Talks over 2026 Budget bill and structural reforms: labour, tax reform and Penal Code alterations; Four Peronist leaders, including Kicillof, excluded.
ELECTION 2025: ANALYSIS Challenges ahead as Provincias Unidas battles against polarisation 22-10-2025 11:32 Centrist alliance faces difficult challenge in midterms but is building towards 2027 presidential vote; Governors front could end up with caucus of between 16 and 20 national deputies – a crucial number that could block or unblock legislation. by Ezequiel Spillman
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS Milei revives Interior Ministry in nod to governors, appoints Catalán 10-09-2025 11:33 Position had been previously scrapped by government; Lisandro Catalán will join Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos and Luis Caputo on newly-formed “Mesa Federal,” bid to restore dialogue with provincial governors.
ANALYSING ARGENTINA Milei at a crossroads: between isolation and the art of the deal 04-08-2025 17:59 The first decision is whether to seek alliances with provincial governors, who in broad terms agree with his economic programme, or fly solo. by Marcelo J. García
ANALYSING ARGENTINA Governors show lone-wolf Milei their teeth – will they bite? 12-07-2025 06:59 Wrestling with Argentina’s powerful provincial leaders is more likely to hinder Milei than help him achieve his goals. by Marcelo J. García
ENERGY & GAS Governors seek Vaca Muerta investments at Texas energy summit 23-04-2025 11:12 Leaders from four provinces in Argentina – Río Negro, Neuquén, Mendoza and Córdoba – aim to showcase their competitiveness to the global oil elite in Texas at the Offshore Technology Conference. by Eugenia Muzio
POLITICS & ECONOMY Milei talks unity but shows up division with ‘symbolic’ pact 09-07-2024 15:52 President Javier Milei hails “symbolic of a change in era” as he inks his ‘Pacto de Mayo’ with 18 regional leaders at midnight ceremony in Tucumán. But amid a patriotic show of unity, his tone and absences highlight division. by James Grainger