While government Javier Miley He resumes the conversation with the Prime Minister of Buenos Aires, Jorge Macril Participation debts Maintained by the nation with the City of Buenos Aires (CABA), the The PRO is waiting for a concrete sign of agreement in the House About those negotiations to commit to their support Budget 2026Which begins to be discussed next week.
The City’s proposal is not new, but the proximity of that debate in Congress, which Milley wants to decide by the end of the month and which begins next Wednesday, is recharging it. This Thursday, Macri repeated the request submitted to the Chief of Staff, Manuel AdorniMinister of Interior, Diego Santelli And the legislator Pilar RamirezKarina Miley’s executive arm at CABA.
The Mayor of Buenos Aires described the meeting as “very good” but in the strict sense of the word You still don’t have an answer Specific to request it In the 2026 draft budget, the commitment is “clear and explicit.” Nation to drive participation for the city.” The bishops of Miley agreed to move the proposal to Louis CaputoAlthough the Economy Minister already knows this: he talked about it with Macri a few weeks ago and there was no understanding.
With the new PRO bloc already formed in the House of Representatives, Christian Ritondo He who leads this seat is very interested in these negotiations. Neither he nor the other lawmakers want to obstruct Miley’s budget and are clarifying it before each consultation, but they also do not want to give guarantees until they see an agreement between the government and CABA. They consider the city to be the last stronghold left for them to defend, within the framework of an alliance that has several interests.
PRO and Jorge Macri, waiting for a gesture from Javier Maili to CABA: what avenues of agreement are they exploring?
The meeting that Macri held with Adorni, Santelli and Ramirez on Thursday could open an alternative to repay this debt. “We are ready to Be broad to find the solution Upon his departure from Casa Rosada, the Prime Minister of Buenos Aires announced the participation debts. In this way, he opened the door to potential reparations.
There are many areas that have long been discussed between the nation and the city. For example, port management. At the meeting, this specific issue was not discussed, but it was about some pending works that CABA wants to resume and implement “in cooperation” with the national government, such as the Belgrano Sur Bridge. They also talked about transferring prison powers.
Therefore, the possibility of reaching agreement through another means remained on the table. Likewise, Macri insists at the same time on the demand that the text of the 2026 budget include something new Pay 1.55% of the participation value That the administration of Alberto Fernández took away from CABA and this led to a ruling by the Supreme Court in favor of the Buenos Aires Region and has now been implemented by Miley.
Macri had agreed with Caputo last year that this portion of the share would be paid through weekly transfers, but the city warned a few months ago that payments had slowed and that the nation’s total accumulated debt exceeded $270,000 million. But the alert on PRO sounded when The payment was not included in the 2026 budget. That’s why they want to see it now.
The House of Representatives, headed by Ritondo, is particularly interested. They claim that A A central issue to be resolved with the ruling party facing the 2026 budget debate, for economic reasons, but also political. “He is the only ruler we have left to defend,” he said before. iProfessional An important member of the Yellow Caucus.
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Chubut rulers, Ignacio TorresAnd from Entre Rios, rogelio frigerio, They are still members of PRO, but in their own territory They defend the “brand” of their local alliances Its lawmakers in Congress are part of other groups. In the case of Entre Ríos, today it has a closer alliance with the LLA than with the Yellow Party, even contributing its deputy to the Libertarian Bloc to help it establish itself as the first minority.
For this reason, Jorge Macri’s claim has become a flag that he does not want to lower, because he considers it so The last bastion of real power is CABA. They are now paying attention to whether there is, at least, compensation from the national government for the Buenos Aires region. It will depend on what the mayor communicates with Ritondo, who balances the PRO party with the Rosada party, but is aware of the political importance of the issue.
Moreover, there is Curiosities in the alliance between the PRO and LLA parties that appeared in the replacement of deputies this week, but passed almost unnoticed: a month ago, the Yellow Party ratified its support for Millie, but did not want to create a bloc in the House of Representatives with the ruling party; However, he has now put together one with the UCR and with the MID of former libertarian Oscar Zago.
Ritondo and his associates were somewhat disturbed by the appointment of PRO deputies made by the LLA through Patricia Bullrich. One representative asked: “You do not get representatives from your partners.” Yellow is in dialogue with this medium. Several of them, including the caucus leader, were heard saying that the new senator and a sector of the government were there. “ungrateful” to the party Macri, who has supported the ruling party in Congress since 2023, almost without ambivalence.
The new PRO bloc and the curiosity of her alliance with Miley that no one saw
Although he Today, the ruling party includes 95 deputieswhich will be sufficient to protect the right of veto and decrees, To reach a majority of 129, you would need a yes or yes vote from PROAccording to estimates in the cluster. In fact, if you look at the good numbers of the new lineup of MPs, you can see that this may not be the case, but to achieve this end the government will need to fully align all the other blocs outside of Kirchnerism and the left. Very difficult.
but also, The 12 PRO deputies joined a bloc with the six from the UCR plus Karina Banfi (who had separated from the other radicals due to a fight), two from the MID and José Luis Garrido from Santa Cruz. If these 22 countries act together, they will have enough power to negotiate and conclude agreements With the ruling party.
In any case, both Professionals like UCR always play as allies of the ruling party. What can vary is the strength of this alliance, depending on its level Understand that La Rosada preserves the rulers To order the representatives who constitute it.
In this sense, it was good news for the government that UCR block It will be in the hands of the rulers. Alfredo Cornejo (Mendoza) appointed his bishop, Pamela Verasay, as president of the bodyWhere Leandro Zedro (Chaco) will also have an impact. Both are close allies of the LLA. Gustavo Valdés (Corrientes), who has a tortuous relationship, will also be cast.
But in this context, The PRO now also has its own governor, whom it can defend in the person of Jorge Macri. It is known that he will not deal with the votes of the 12 bloc with the same ease as his radical peers, but the issue of party identity will carry weight, at least until the debt debate is resolved. Nation with CABA.
For this reason For professionals He is waiting for an agreement or at least a gesture from a government Javier Miley about kappa, Now that he is preparing to call for special sessions with… Budget 2026 As a matter of priority. The ruling party’s idea is to speed up its approval as of December 10.