Jorge Macri fired the Kirchnerist operator, Antoni 'El Chantalán' Gutiérrez-Rubí.

After the electoral setback in Ciudad de Buenos Aires, the head of the Buenos Aires city government, Jorge Macri, announced a deep reorganization of his cabinet and the immediate dismissal of the controversial Spanish advisor Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí. The announcement, which aims to relaunch the administration with new lines of action, was communicated by the spokesperson for the local Executive, Laura Alonso, who detailed the new strategic priorities for the second phase of the administration.

"Jorge Macri asked me to communicate the following decisions regarding the management of GCBA and PRO in Buenos Aires City," Alonso stated, who listed the main guidelines that will guide the party.

The decision to remove Gutiérrez-Rubí—a figure historically linked to Kirchnerism—was one of the most significant moves in this reconfiguration. "Since the conditions for his continuation are not in place, Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí will no longer advise PRO in the City," Alonso explained, without providing further details. However, the reasons are evident: in April, the National Directorate of Migration revoked his temporary residency due to falsehood in his sworn statement.

According to official documentation, the Spaniard had declared that he worked at the Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, which was denied by Migration after an on-site verification. In reality, he continued to operate politically for PRO in Buenos Aires. "It is public knowledge that he is currently working for PRO," sources from the area confirmed.

Gutiérrez-Rubí's name became particularly controversial after President Javier Milei identified him as the mastermind behind the "fear campaign" promoted by Sergio Massa during the 2023 presidential elections. Milei directly called him "human garbage" on social media, making clear his absolute repudiation of his political practices.

With an extensive political record in Argentina and Latin America, Gutiérrez-Rubí has been an advisor to Cristina Kirchner in the failed 2017 legislative campaign, to Sergio Massa in 2023, and to mayors from Greater Buenos Aires such as Fernando Espinoza (La Matanza) and Fernando Gray (Esteban Echeverría). He also worked on Gustavo Petro's campaign in Colombia, where he is considered a figure close to the most radicalized left-wing sectors of the continent.

Jorge Macri himself acknowledged, in his post-election assessment, that the result in the City was a sign of support for the national government's agenda: "The result was a credit from society to President Javier Milei, that the path taken is the right one," he stated. "Society is tired of fights and divisions... I believe that interpreting that desire for change challenges all of us. I learned that a lost game teaches more than a hundred won," he admitted.