More than a week after his appointment on social media – his appointment came into effect this morning, through the publication of Decree No. 794/2025 in the Official Gazette -, the President of the Republic Javier Miley This Tuesday he will be sworn in Diego Santilli To officially appoint him Minister of the Interior, a position he has already begun to exercise due to the immediate goals looming on the horizon, which include seeking consensus among the governors on the 2026 budget and the reforms that the liberal administration wants to promote.
The ceremony will take place starting at 3 p.m. In the White Hall of Casa Rosada, in the presence of senior Cabinet officials, as well as Colo’s family and friends, including figures from the Public Prosecution.
When news of his appointment spread, the leader of the Allied Party said, Mauricio Macriwho had previously been upset with Miley over the changes in his team, celebrated the inclusion of someone from his space into management.
The relationship between the head of state and his predecessor was not going through its best moments, and the differences were even transferred to Congress, but the decision to add Santelli changed the scene.
In fact, one of the guests at Tuesday’s party is the head of the Yellow Committee in the House of Representatives. Christian Ritondowhich still seems reticent about the possibility of forming a joint bloc with La Libertad Avanza.
The PRO leader recently led a public confrontation with the venue’s boss, Martin MenemThis is due to disagreement over the role each legislative force should play in the upcoming discussions.
Now, the person leading the negotiations between the government and the parliamentarians will be precisely Santelli, so the talks could change their direction.
On the other hand, the semi-official has begun talks with the provinces, which will also be key actors in Casa Rosada’s intentions to approve the 2026 budget, labor and tax reforms and the new penal code.
From this standpoint, “Kulu” has already received Chubut leaders in the offices of the Ministry of the Interior, Ignacio “Nacho” Torres; from Catamarca, Raoul Jalil; san juan, Marcelo Origo, And from Cordoba, Martin Larriora.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, he will begin a tour that will take him to different places in the country to visit the closest governors and thus give them a sign of gratitude for being allies in the recent elections.
It will start in Entre Ríos, with Rogelio Frigeriobut he will continue with Alfredo Cornejo in Mendoza; Leandro ZedroIn Chaco; Claudio Poggiin San Luis, and will end in Jorge Macriin Buenos Aires, but not necessarily in that order.
The proposed idea arose in the transfer of leadership that he carried out a few days ago with his predecessor. Lisandro CatalanWho told him that one of these leaders’ complaints is that they are treated like the rest, despite their support for the ruling party in the elections.
Another request made by rulers, near and far, is The age-old discussion about shared engagementIt’s something Santelli would like to discuss in the future.
In this sense, the new minister explained to the interlocutors he met at this time that this issue also depends on the Treasury Palace, and he promised that he would meet in the coming weeks with… Louis “Toto” Caputo To analyze the situation and resume discussion.
So far, the ‘colo’ has achieved some explicit support for the measures proposed by Casa Rosada, as in the case of Orrego and Jalil, but it has also received demands from Torres and Liarriura, who celebrated the openness to dialogue, but set conditions for their support.
The people of Chubut and the people of Córdoba agreed that the nation should work in coordination with the provinces on the budget, which they believed should undergo some changes in order to be approved in Congress.
“Some things have already been done. Look when you heard us defend, for example, the money for families with disabilities, or the Garrahan case, or university funding. You went to the elections and, of course, they may or may not be missing, but there was an attitude of the government towards all these sectors. So, I think there are many things that are changing at this point that naturally have to be raised in the budget,” said Larriora after the meeting with Santelli.
In the coming weeks, the new head of the Ministry of the Interior intends to hold meetings with at least 10 of the 20 provincial leaders who were at the end of October in the secret meeting with Maile, in which he did not participate because the Catalans were still in his place at that time.
In parallel, Menem, in Nawab, and Patricia Bullrichin the Senate – which will take its seat on December 10 – has begun an action plan to promote projects in their chambers.
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