Mauricio Macri expressed positive expectations, conditioned by greater institutionalism and stronger teams.
Populism and Political Culture In a historical review, he characterized populism as "Argentina's most dangerous and successful export" and considered it responsible for "scandalous levels of poverty". He reaffirmed that the PRO party will present a presidential candidate in 2027.
"PRO is more alive than ever" During his speech at the seminar "Bridges, Dialoguing to Build," organized by BICE Corp in Chile, the former president stated that his party "has four hundred leaders that no one else has," although he admitted that it still lacks a competitive candidate for today. "It will have one in 2027; now the priority is to support ideas, and those pushed by Milei are the correct ones," he emphasized.
Critical Support and Internal Passes Macri justified the electoral agreements with La Libertad Avanza and responded to criticisms within his space: "If the change ideas won him, because our candidates did not have the appeal, we had to support him, despite the mistreatment and the discussion that strengthened PRO".
Pre-Meeting with Milei Buenos Aires, October 30, 2025 - Total News Agency - TNA - Ahead of a new meeting with the President, Mauricio Macri assured that the libertarian government "lacks more muscle in management and dialogue" and called for advancing with "a more aggressive agenda of reducing public spending, lowering taxes, opening up to the world, deregulation, and privatizations". He stated that the president "has a second chance" and that "he must take advantage of it" by closing the gap between "what was proposed and the capacity for implementation".
Economic Assessment and Expectations Macri valued that the current administration "defused a bomb that would have taken poverty to 80 or 90%" and "avoided a terminal crisis," although he warned that the challenge is to turn that turnaround into a sustained execution plan. He projected that an alignment with Washington "can open a unique opportunity" if the country consolidates clear rules and legal security: "If we confirm the rules, we are the country with the greatest growth capacity in the world".
Social Media and Governance Reflecting on leadership in the age of hyper-connectivity, he stated: "Today anyone with two followers on Twitter comments on anything. He noted that the ruling party must "make changes" that sectors "demand less shouting, more dialogue, and inclusion" are calling for.
Personal Relationship with the President The founder of PRO recounted that Milei invited him "to eat milanesas" again and that he maintains a frank relationship: "He accepts that I go and tell him what I think". He demanded "more dialogue, predictability, and trust" between leadership and citizenship.
Personal Future Asked about a possible candidacy in 2027, he was categorical: "They didn't convince me in '23; it's difficult they will convince me in '27". He affirmed that there is "a very solid 40%" of society that supports liberal ideas and that the Government must "expand its base with more institutionalism, tolerance, and team".
Link with the United States and Trump Macri highlighted his decades-long relationship with Donald Trump and evaluated that the former president's support "helped" his government and the current one, especially with the IMF. "Governing is a nightmare: they vote for you and the next day they criticize the first measure." He noted that he prioritizes his family and questioned the aggressiveness of the public climate and the spread of fake news.
