Buenos Aires, December 15 (NA) – After completing a round of meetings with allied governors, the Government decided not to convene the four provincial leaders who oppose President Javier Milei's administration. According to information from the Noticias Argentinas agency, the decision was made due to incompatible schedules between the Casa Rosada and the governors Axel Kicillof (Buenos Aires), Ricardo Quintela (La Rioja), Gustavo Melella (Tierra del Fuego), and Gildo Insfrán (Formosa). However, within the corridors of the Casa Rosada, they remain hopeful, asserting that there are ongoing backchannel conversations. Despite the decision, some point out that the libertarian administration has established contacts with several Peronist representatives, citing the visits of Sergio Ziliotto (La Pampa), Raúl Jalil (Catamarca), and Osvaldo Jaldo (Tucumán) as examples. 'We talk to Peronists, we do talk,' they ironically remarked. In the coming days, Santilli and Adorni will intensify their work in coordination with the head of the Chamber of Deputies, Martín Menem, and the La Libertad Avanza senator Patricia Bullrich to try to achieve the first legislative successes of the second half of the administration. 'There is not much to talk about,' anticipated the Chief of Staff, Manuel Adorni, who, along with the Minister of the Interior, Diego Santilli, is in charge of receiving the provincial representatives at Balcarce 50. In this way, negotiations aimed at passing the labor reform and the 2026 Budget will take place at the provincial level, with the 20 governors who signed the May Pact in Tucumán and the legislative blocs willing to implement the changes. The Government's operation to follow up on negotiations for the Budget and the labor reform At Balcarce 50, they do not see it as viable to bridge the gap with the four referenced governors, who are aligned with former President Cristina Kirchner, even though they do not maintain a close relationship these days as they did months ago. 'There is no common ground,' they frankly stated to this agency. For now, there will also be no meeting with the Santa Fe governor Maximiliano Pullaro, who refuses to be photographed with members of the National Executive Branch and demands 'solutions' to the provincial demands. A meeting might exist, but today it doesn't make much sense when the only thing that matters to them is for the Government to fail. 'Can a meeting happen in the future?'
