deputy Maria Eugenia Vidal This Wednesday confirmed that PRO will remain as an independent bloc in the House of Representativesruling out the possibility of forming an overlapping cluster with Liberty Advance (LLA)the president’s party Javier Miley. This announcement came after a meeting chaired by… Mauricio Macri At the party headquarters in San Telmo, where the yellow leadership reaffirmed its political independence and its goal of rebuilding itself as an alternative by 2027.
“What we are thinking about is how to support and how to ensure the transformation of our country every day,” Vidal said at the end of the meeting. “This is what keeps Mauricio awake, and this is what keeps us awake as leaders, beyond electoral speculation.”
The former Buenos Aires governor insisted that the Pro Party would continue to defend its historic values: “There are two years left until the elections. We will have a presidential candidate, we will definitely have a candidate, but the most important thing is that there is a team,” Mauricio said. “We believe in teams, management, ideas of freedom and values. This is what has distinguished us over the past 25 years.”
Its own bloc in Congress
In response to a question about the possibility of a parliamentary alliance with the LLA, Vidal was forceful: “As of December 10, whether in the Senate or the Deputies, we will have our own bloc, an independent bloc as we have had in the last two years, representing the ideas and values of the pro-party.”
In this context, the representative also sent a message to the new Minister of Interior, Diego SantilliWho joined the national government: “He has identified himself within the party, but it must be made clear that his decision to be Minister of the Interior is a personal decision. The party is an independent party, enjoying autonomy, and will always do what is right rather than what is appropriate.”
Vidal stressed that the party will keep pace with the initiatives of the executive authority that are compatible with its economic program, but without compromising its identity. He added: “It will accompany what is good and what is good for the people, especially in the fiscal and macroeconomic programme, which matches our ideas. But in what is not so, he will also say that. The PRO party has maintained for years that Argentina needs to reform the labor market.”
Macri seeks to restore PRO status
The party summit has been called before Mauricio MacriPresident of PRO, with the aim of organizing the internal structure and developing a strategy for the next two years. Although the former president avoided making public statements, the representatives who participated agreed to highlight the need to do so. “Rebuilding an alternative force” Who can compete in the presidential elections in 2027.
“PRO is building itself as an alternative,” Vidal said. “We will support what is good and point out what is missing. We want a strong, independent professional.”
The meeting came in the context of tension between the Yellow Party and the national government, especially after Macri publicly expressed his disagreement with some of Javier Miley’s decisions, including the recent change in the leadership of the Council of Ministers.
Ritondo: “There is no bleeding of legislators”
Before the meeting, the head of the Professionalism Bloc in Parliament spoke: Christian RitondoHe also defended the party’s independence and denied that there was a flight of legislators towards the ruling party. “The PRO party wants labor reform, a balanced budget. They will never find someone who thinks the worse the better. We have an identity and that’s why we’re here,” he told the press.
Thus, the leader referred to the internal movements that arose after that Patricia Bullrich He ordered his sector’s representatives to join the LLA bloc, a decision that affected five incumbent and two elected legislators. “Those who were with Patricia had already been with Patricia before,” Ritondo belittled, trying to defuse the idea of a breakup.
In the same line, Fernando de AndresA former Macrismo party official highlighted the atmosphere of unity that prevailed during the meeting: “We are very happy to belong to the Party of Professionals. We are committed to working to be an alternative again in Argentina. We will accompany the necessary reforms, but also to strengthen the party structure in the various regions.”
Tension with the government and looking to the future
The PRO meeting was held a few days after a booked meeting between Macri and Melli in Quinta de Olivos, after the legislative elections. According to reports, the former president disagreed with some of the government’s internal moves, such as the departure of Guillermo Francos as chief of staff and the appointment of Manuel Adorni as a potential replacement.
These events have once again strained the relationship between the two spaces, although the Representative-General confirms that they will continue to cooperate on issues that they consider positive for the country.
For his part, Vidal stressed that “there is no economic development without investment in infrastructure,” and stressed that the party will make its projects available to the government to improve public works, “as proof that this can be done without corruption.”
They participated in the summit in addition to Macri and Vidal Jorge MacriPrime Minister of Buenos Aires; Soledad MartinezVice President of the Party; and Facundo Pérez CarlettiSecretary-General. They also attended Guillermo MontenegroMayor General Boyridon; Representatives Silvia Lospinato, Martin Yeza, Fernando De Andres, Florencia De Sensi, Martin Maceira and Jose Nunezamong other regional references.
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