From the chairs in Banco Provincia to the money for rewards, the background of debts over which Kiselov clashed with La Campora
A short truce between the Governor of Buenos Aires Axel Kiselov and Camporathe group that leads Maximo Kirchnerhe managed to convince the deputies to approve the budget opinion and the tax code of Buenos Aires. But a judgment on the debt was pending, which would require the votes of Christian, Camborian, But also from the opposition in place, which opened arduous negotiations against the clock.
Behind the financing there is discussion about positions in public companies, seats on the board of directors of Banco Provincia, but especially funds allocated to municipalities. Many community leaders argue they can’t afford to pay December bonuses. But in reality it is Lack of trust between La Campora and some mayors and the government in light of the Games of 2027, the election year.
Next Wednesday at two o’clock in the afternoon, the Legislative Council session is scheduled to be held, where the 2026 budget and the draft tax law will appear on the agenda. Both bills were submitted by deputies, and on Tuesday they reached an opinion with the signature of 11 of the 15 members of the committee, including Kambouristas and Christinestas. This is how treatment has been enabled at the facility.
In the same session, the representatives decided to postpone processing the opinion for a week due to… The last debt requested by the governor is $1,990 million. They will meet again on Tuesday at 7 p.m., hours before the session, to see if they can sign the opinion on outside financing. This involves numerous calls over the long weekend and arduous negotiations to obtain votes: the votes of the opposition, but strange as it may sound, it is also their votes.
To apply pressure, the Lieutenant Governor and the President of the Senate, Veronica MagarioSenators were called into session on the same Wednesday as Representatives, but at 7 p.m., five hours later. Unlike the budget or tax code, debt requires two-thirds of those present in both the House and Senate. If they all attend, funding requires 62 votes in the House, while Peronism has 37; And 31 in the Senate, where the BJ has 21.
Facundo Tignanelli, regional representative and negotiator for La Campora. Photo: Martin BonitoCamporista Deputy Facundo Tignanelli, head of the Peronist bloc, said, “The government sent three laws: the Finance Law, the Tax Law, and the Budget Law. Yesterday, the Tax Law and the Budget Law were approved, and processing was postponed until the 25th of the Finance Law, because it requires two-thirds in the Council.”
While it is true that the matter requires two-thirds, whether on the part of the ruler or on the part of the radical opposition, the macrista poses a question: “If the discussion was with the opposition, why did they not sign the rule of religion?”
Alongside these signatures, which will be discussed on Tuesday from 7pm, internal negotiations on Peronism are progressing. For Kiselov, the interlocutors are Gabriel Katopoudis, Minister of Public Works, and Mariano Cascalaris, Mayor of Almirante Brown; And for La Campora, Tignanelli.
The other sector that Kiselov must approve is the sector represented by lawmakers who have good relations with Martín Incoralde, such as Juan Pablo de Jesús, head of the House Budget Committee. While the third place in the dispute is Massismo, which includes the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alexis Guerrera, who acts as a mediator with the opposition blocs.
Buenos Aires Minister Gabriel Katboudis (D), one of Axel Kiselov’s negotiators.Time is pressing. Everyone knows that with the new composition of the legislature, Peronism will never again get the two-thirds for religion, otherwise it will cost it very dearly. They assume that the Liberals who enter the country on December 10 will not be open to negotiation, so there are less than two weeks left for a vote on religion.
This turns these negotiations into a discussion about financing for the next two years, including the 2027 elections. Not only the ruling party is in a hurry, but also the more dialogue-oriented opposition, which wants to complete the agreements before the alternative to secure some positions.
The root of mistrust
For Kisilov’s part, they insist that last year’s debt unsustainability – as the budget was also not approved – makes it difficult for some municipalities in the hinterland and the government to close their doors this year, at a time when bonuses have to be paid.
In La Campora, they believe the province has the money, although the Kiselovice movement asserts it does not. This mistrust spills over into debt, with mayors and campers demanding money in exchange for approval for external financing. Kiselov proposed distributing 8% through the Municipal Investment Promotion Fund (FIM), which extends to 135 municipalities.
Axel Kiselov has received an opinion on the budget and has less than a week to negotiate the debt with La Campora.But both the camporismo and some cult leaders demand a guarantee of fixed funds. They want to secure the money regardless of whether Kicilloff scrapes all the debt together or keeps some of that authorization for 2027. The executive is offering 100,000 pesos (about $70 million) as guarantee for the distribution. “The third is guaranteed regardless of the pace of placement,” they repeated in La Plata.
“If this amount is for two years, it is not enough,” said one La Campora leader. Clarion. They publicly assert that the votes of 25 other opposition representatives are necessary for the debt, and refuse to be an obstacle to executive authority. In addition, they say that many mayors who are not from La Campora now also want to secure a slice of this debt for fear of facing 2027 without new money.
“The opposition has been assured that the positions they hold are guaranteed,” they responded near Kiselov, emphasizing the fact that the most difficult positions were those in La Campora. The radicals, macristas and “blue liberals” are waiting to see how the internal negotiations of Peronism will end and be recognized by Clarion That “there are unofficial communications” from the government.
Promises of positions for the opposition
“Until they reach an agreement, the promises they can make to us remain on hold, just like last year, when they didn’t agree on the debt or the budget and blamed us when it was their issue,” says one radical insider lawmaker.
Kiciloff requested that the four outstanding seats in the Supreme Court of Buenos Aires be removed from any concessions. Instead, positions on the Tax Court, the Federal Board of Education, the board of directors of Banco Provincia, and positions in banking and other public companies, which have been given to the opposition by custom since 1983, are being discussed.
At Banco Provincia there are eight contested positions. Some are expired and others are vacant. Traditionally, two are held by official mayors. One of the chairs is Massismo, the other is Governor Kiseloff, the representative of the carriage Mayra Mendoza. But in addition to them, there are Bullrichista, Macrista and Radical.
Sebastian Galmarini, elected national representative and Banco Provincia official for Massismo. The distribution to the opposition reaches the bank companies, such as Provincia Seguros, as well as the regional public companies, where there are four directors, one of whom is generally from the opposition.