More than a week has passed since his appointment on social networks – his appointment came into force this morning with the publication of Decree 794/2025 in the Official Gazette – Javier Millay He will be sworn in this Tuesday Diego Santilli While officially appointing him as interior minister, he has already begun to use the position for immediate goals at hand, including seeking consensus among governors on the 2026 budget and the reforms the Liberal government wants to push through.
The event will take place from 3 p.m. It will be held in the White Room of Casa Rosada and will be attended by senior Cabinet staff as well as Coro’s family and friends, including figures from the PRO.
When news of his appointment broke, the Alliance Party leader said: Mauricio MacriHaving previously been angry at Millais about the changes in the team, he congratulated someone from his own space joining the management team.
Relations between the head of state and his predecessor had not been at the best of times, and their differences had been transferred to parliament, but Santilli’s additional decisions change the situation.
In fact, one of the guests at this Tuesday’s ceremony will be the Speaker of the Yellow Benches of the House of Commons. Christian Ritondoit seems that they are still reluctant about the possibility of forming an interblock with La Libertad Avanza.
PRO leaders recently led a public showdown with venue managers. Martin Menemdue to differences over the role each legislative branch should play in future discussions.
Mr. Santilli is now the one leading the negotiations between the government and parliamentarians, which could change the direction of the negotiations.
Meanwhile, (almost) officials have begun a dialogue with the regions, which will also be key actors in the 2026 budget, labor and tax reforms, and Casa Rosada’s intentions to approve the new criminal law.
With this in mind, “Kolo” has already welcomed Chubut leaders into the offices of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ignacio “Nacho” Torres;from Catamarca Island; Raul Jalil; of San Juan, Marcelo Orrego, And from Cordoba, Martin Lallora.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, he is scheduled to begin a tour that will visit various parts of the country and visit his nearest governors as a gesture of gratitude for being an ally in the last election.
It starts with Entre Rios. Rogelio FrigerioHowever, he will continue with Mendoza’s Alfredo Cornejo. Leandro Zuderoin Chaco. Claudio Poggiin San Luis, ending with Jorge Macrialthough not necessarily in this order in the city of Buenos Aires.
The idea in question arose during the transfer of command he had made with his predecessor a few days earlier. Lisandro Catalanhe said that one of the grievances of these leaders is that despite supporting the ruling party in the elections, they are being treated the same as other leaders.
Another request from governors near and far is: Old debates about joint participationsomething Santilli intends to discuss in the future.
In this sense, the Minister-elect explained to the interlocutors he met this time that this issue also depends on the Ministry of Finance and promised to meet with the Ministry of Finance in the coming weeks. Luis “Toto” Caputo Analyze the situation and resume the discussion.
So far, Coro has received some clear support for the measures proposed by Casa Rosada, as in the case of Mr. Orrego and Mr. Jalil, but it has also accepted the arguments of Mr. Torres and Mr. Jalolla, who have set conditions for their support while praising their openness to dialogue.
The people of Chubut and Córdoba agreed that the state must cooperate with the states on the budget, and believed that the budget needed several changes to be approved by Congress.
“There are things that have already been done, for example, when you hear us advocating for the Disabled Families Fund or the Garrahan Fund or funding for universities, we went to the polls and, of course, there may be a lack of that. And maybe not, but there was the government’s attitude towards all those areas. So I think there are a lot of things that are changing at this stage, and of course that has to be raised in the budget,” Djallola said after meeting with Santilli.
In the coming weeks, the new Interior Secretary is expected to meet with at least 10 of the 20 state leaders who were at the meeting with Milley at the end of October, but Milley did not attend because Catalonia was still in his place at the time.
In parallel, Menem, Deputies and Patricia BullrichThe Senate is scheduled to take up the floor on December 10, starting with a work plan to advance the project in each chamber.
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