The government is making progress in agreements with the governors regarding the reforms. Santilli is traveling to Misiones. A key meeting is being prepared for this Wednesday
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Since his arrival at the Ministry of the Interior, Diego Santilli received a specific mission. His job is to consolidate the support of the governors and thus achieve the approval of the reform package that the president will send to extraordinary sessions. These reforms promoted by Javier Milei are crucial for the country and its takeoff.
Santilli se reúne con los gobernadores de todas las provincias del Pacto de Mayo
The strategy was straightforward. Meetings in Buenos Aires, trips to the provinces, and one-on-one conversations to listen to demands and unlock solutions. The central request made by almost all provinces remained firm: more financial leeway and a greater distribution of funds to reactivate public works.
To this was added a key demand that the Government has already begun to enable. It was required that the Nation grant the necessary guarantees so that provincial governments can access international credit, something that doesn't involve any expenditure for the Treasury.
Ministro del Interior y Jefe de Gabinete reunidos con el Gobernador de Salta
First results: Frigerio and Jorge Macri
The governor of Entre Ríos, Rogelio Frigerio, was one of the first to publicly thank the administration. He celebrated that his province secured financing for "a revolution" in road repairs.
Soon after, the announcement came from the head of the Buenos Aires City Government, Jorge Macri, who issued a new Bono Tango for USD 600 million at 7.8%, one of the lowest rates in the City's history.
Jorge Macri anunció una nueva emisión de deuda de la Serie 13 del Bono Tango
Milei replied with a direct message on X: "Congratulations on this achievement, which is a clear sign (since markets look to the future) of the great and prosperous Argentina we're working for. VLLC!" he wrote, tagging Jorge Macri.
Although Macri is one of the few governors who has not yet visited Santilli's office, it is known that the meeting is scheduled.
This week's agenda: Misiones, Corrientes, San Luis, and Santa Fe
This Tuesday, Santilli will travel to Misiones to meet with governor Hugo Passalacqua, who manages a key bloc in the Chamber of Deputies and has two aligned senators.
The list of pending meetings also includes:
Gustavo Valdés (Corrientes), who has 3 members in the Senate and will have 1 in the Chamber of Deputies.
Claudio Poggi (San Luis), a national ally of LLA who did not run in the elections to support the government and therefore doesn't have his own structure.
Maximiliano Pullaro (Santa Fe), who shifted from being critical to being open to dialogue and controls seats in both chambers.
In all meetings, the agenda is repeated: legislative support, access to credit, funds for infrastructure, and the commitment to support labor, tax, and education reform.
Key Wednesday: the Council of May defines the final text of the reforms
Wednesday will see what could be the last meeting of the Council of May before sending the final package to Congress. The meeting will take place at Casa Rosada and, for the first time, will be chaired by Manuel Adorni in his role as Chief of Staff.
The following will participate:
Federico Sturzenegger, for the Executive.
Alfredo Cornejo, representing the provinces of the May Pact.
Carolina Losada, for the Senate.
Cristian Ritondo, for the Chamber of Deputies.
Gerardo Martínez (UOCRA), for the unions.
Martín Rappallini, for the UIA.
The table will review the final drafts of labor reform, tax reform, and education modernization.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Economy is making progress on the new 2026 Budget, which will need to obtain approval again after the legislative changeover on December 10.
Those still outside the dialogue
Santilli has not yet decided whether he will seek meetings with the governors most at odds with the national Government: Axel Kicillof (Buenos Aires), Gildo Insfrán (Formosa), Ricardo Quintela (La Rioja), and Gustavo Melella (Tierra del Fuego).
Kicillof, Insfrán, Quintela y Melella siguen desplazados de las negociaciones
For now, the Ministry of the Interior is focusing its efforts on the governors open to dialogue with whom it is possible to build consensus to achieve the changes Argentina needs.
