Argentina's Chief of Staff Diego Santilli meets Governor Maximiliano Pullaro on electoral reform and funding

New chief of the Cabinet, Diego Santilli, met Governor Maximiliano Pullaro of Santa Fe at the Casa Rosada to seek provincial support for the government’s electoral reform project slated for discussion in August. The meeting, described by officials as "positiva," covered a range of issues, including a request from Pullaro for funding to settle the national‑province debt on the pension fund and to improve national road infrastructure. Officials noted that Pullaro raised "la deuda entre Nación y Santa Fe por la caja previsional y el estado de las rutas nacionales."

Santilli’s appointment, following Manuel Adorni’s resignation, has also sparked internal friction among right‑wing parties in Buenos Aires Province. In Lanús, leaders of La Libertad Avanza dismissed Diego Kravetz as a potential mayoral candidate, stating “No hay chance que Kravetz pueda ser el candidato a intendente de La Libertad Avanza.” The debates reflect broader tensions over President Javier Milei’s plan to eliminate the PASO primary system, which Pullaro’s province opposes.