President Javier Milei gathered this Wednesday at the Casa Rosada over a hundred legislators from La Libertad Avanza (LLA) and PRO for a political event aimed at demonstrating institutional strength and cohesion before entering the parliamentary negotiation stage for tax, labor reforms, and the 2026 Budget. From 10 in the morning, the head of state led the meeting in the Salón Blanco, accompanied by his sister and General Secretary of the Presidency, Karina Milei, and the head of the Chamber of Deputies, Martín Menem. The image of unity presented this morning from Balcarce 50 does not resolve internal tensions, but marks the beginning of a new political stage in which the ruling coalition will attempt to turn electoral support into effective legislative capability. According to calculations from the presidential circle, the event brought together between 130 and 140 legislators, including PRO representatives, expressly invited at the request of the Milei brothers. This political gesture comes amid a visible distancing between the Government and former President Mauricio Macri, who has publicly criticized some decisions of the Executive in recent days. During the meeting, the guidelines of the administration were reviewed and copies of 'The Path of the Libertarian', the President's book, were distributed as a symbolic gesture of political identity. The ruling coalition hopes to initiate the legislative debate in a more favorable context. On the other hand, it aims to reaffirm the reformist course of the Milei government, which is preparing the final drafts of the tax and labor reforms it seeks to present in extraordinary sessions. The official strategy is to build a flexible parliamentary majority that allows for the approval of bills without depending on the support of Kirchnerism or the harder sectors of the opposition. The Casa Rosada understands that governance requires direct articulation between the Executive and the Legislative, and that this type of demonstration can strengthen the Government's position before starting the high season of negotiations. With this call, Milei seeks to move past the initial stage of isolation and project an image of institutional leadership backed by an expanded parliamentary base. This expanded block could guarantee its own quorum in the Lower House and facilitate the negotiation of key laws, although it is not enough to impose projects without consensus. Milei considers that the approval of the 2026 Budget is the first step to consolidate the economic program and that structural reforms—especially the labor reform—are an indispensable condition to attract investment and improve productivity. The presence of PRO leaders, however, was interpreted as a signal of continuity of the institutional bond, beyond internal tensions. The meeting had a dual purpose: on the one hand, to project an image of strength for the discussion of the 2026 Budget, considered key to stabilizing public accounts and guaranteeing fiscal predictability. On Tuesday, Karina Milei had led a meeting with the elected LLA legislators to define the parliamentary agenda for the new period. In parallel, the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, is working on the presentation of a fiscal package that combines tax simplification and reduction of public spending. The President will seek to capitalize on the image of power left by the meeting. Deputies and senators with active mandates and those elected, who will take office on December 10, participated. With the new composition of Congress, La Libertad Avanza will reach 85 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 13 in the Senate, to which are added those of the PRO, generating a base close to 130 legislators. The group photo sought to symbolize the consolidation of the officialist bloc, which, after the legislative renewal, will become the first minority in the Chamber of Deputies and the second in the Senate. 'A completely different panorama is coming,' a libertarian leader hinted in the run-up to the meeting, alluding to the new balance of forces that will allow the ruling coalition to gain more maneuverability in Congress.
